Human capital and higher education: how does our region fare?

Timothy G. Schiller

Business Review, 2008, issue Q1, 16-26

Abstract: The number of people in a given state or region with a college education varies across the nation. States in the Third Federal Reserve District (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware) compare favorably with the nation on measures of college education and the three states as a whole are close to the national average. Despite its average ranking in educational attainment, the area is a premier location for colleges and universities. In ?Human Capital and Higher Education: How Does Our Region Fare?? Tim Schiller evaluates the region?s standing with respect to college education by reviewing data on individual and social returns to education, looking at college education as a stimulant to local economic growth, and comparing the tri-state area with the nation as a source of and a destination for college graduates.

Keywords: Education - Economic aspects; Human capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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