Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers

Contents

v CONTENTS List of Illustrations vii Foreword Nancy L. Zimpher ix Acknowledgments xxi Chapter 1: Higher Education and Economic Competitiveness Jason E. Lane 1 Chapter 2: The Diversity of University Economic Development Activities and Issues of Impact Measurement Thomas Gais and David Wright 31 Chapter 3: Pitfalls of Traditional Measures of Higher Education’s Role in Economic Development Peter McHenry, Allen R. Sanderson, and John J. Siegfried 61 Chapter 4: On the Measurement of University Research Contributions to Economic Growth and Innovation Maryann P. Feldman, Allan M. Freyer, and Lauren Lanahan 97 Chapter 5: University Industry Government Collaboration for Economic Growth Laura I. Schultz 129 Chapter 6: The Convergence of Postsecondary Education and the Labor Market Anthony P. Carnevale and Stephen J. Rose 163 vi CoNtENts Chapter 7: The Essential Role of Community Colleges in Rebuilding the Nation’s Communities and Economies James Jacobs 191 Chapter 8: International Dimensions of Higher Education’s Contributions to Economic Development Jason E. Lane and Taya L. Owens 205 Chapter 9: Unanticipated Consequences of University Intellectual Property Policies Jason Owen-Smith 239 Chapter 10: The Impact of the 2008 Great Recession on College and University Contributions to State and Regional Economic Growth D. Bruce Johnstone 277 Appendix: Discussion Questions 295 Contributors 303 Index 313 ...