Can Higher Education Foster Economic Growth?
On October 30, 2006, the Chicago Fed hosted a conference on higher education’s role in economic growth. Speakers included Richard Lester of MIT, Michael Luger of the University of North Carolina, Ned Hill of Cleveland State, Sean Safford of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Larry Isaak of the Midwest Higher Education Compact and Randy Eberts of the Upjohn Institute.