Investing in People: Assessing the Economic Benefits of 1890 Institutions

Abebayehu Tegene, Anne Effland, Nicole Ballenger, George Norton, Albert E. Essel, Gerald Larson and Winfrey Clarke

No 33548, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: The report examines the historical USDA funding levels of 1890 institutions; discusses the outcomes of these investments and potential measurable indicators of these outcomes; and outlines a conceptual model for estimating returns to investment in education tailored to particularities of the 1890's.

Keywords: Labor and Human Capital; Teaching/Communication/Extension/Profession (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36
Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.33548

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