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Direct linkRobison, M. Henry; Christophersen, Kjell A. – Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2008
This analysis of the economic impacts generated by Canada's Colleges and Institutes is based on a sample of 61 colleges in 9 provinces, representing roughly two-fifths of the some 150 Colleges and Institutes in the country. The findings from the sample were used to generate results by inference for all colleges in Canada. Two major analyses are…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Human Capital, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries
Robison, M. Henry; Christophersen, Kjell A. – Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2008
The purpose of this volume is to present the results of the economic impact analysis in detail by gender and entry level of education. On the data entry side, gender and entry level of education are important variables that help characterize the student body profile. This profile data links to national statistical databases which are already…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Economic Impact, Foreign Countries, Profiles
Download full textBecker, Sascha O.; Wohmann, Ludger – Program on Education Policy and Governance, Harvard University, 2007
Max Weber attributed the higher economic prosperity of Protestant regions to a Protestant work ethic. We provide an alternative theory, where Protestant economies prospered because instruction in reading the Bible generated the human capital crucial to economic prosperity. County-level data from late 19th-century Prussia reveal that Protestantism…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Human Capital, Protestants, Correlation
PDF pending restorationMartin, Fred – 2001
This report measures the five-year (1995-2000) economic impact of Pellissippi State Technical Community College (PSTCC) on Knox and Blount counties in Tennessee. Results are based on a standard model of economic impact modified for community colleges. The model uses conservative income and employment multipliers to determine PSTCC's economic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Development, Economic Impact, Economic Progress
Robison, M. Henry; Christophersen, Kjell A. – 2003
This document presents the results from an economic impact analysis in detail by gender, ethnicity, and entry level of education at Hillsborough Community College. The information in this volume is intended to supplement the main report on The Socioeconomic Benefits Generated by Hillsborough Community College. The main study focuses only on the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cross Cultural Studies, Data, Economic Impact
Lafleur, Brenda – 1992
This publication presents the results of a study undertaken to measure the economic costs of students who drop out of secondary school in Canada and summarizes the social and economic costs of dropping out. The primary objectives of the report are to raise awareness of these costs among the business community and to motivate all stakeholders to…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
