Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers

Illustrations

vii ILLUSTRATIONS Table 4.1 Evaluation of the Center for Environmental Solvents and Processes (CERSP) 107 Table 4.2 IMPLAN Estimates of Annual Economic Impacts for the CERSP 111 Table 4.3 Comparison of NSF Chemistry Grants (I) 118 Table 4.4 Comparison of NSF Chemistry Programs (II) 120 Figure 4.1 CERSP New and Active Research Projects, 2000–2009 122 Figure 4.2 Distribution of CERSP Funds by Project over the Formative, Transition, and Legacy Phases 122 Figure 5.1 Sample Bibliometric Analysis of Research Outputs 153 Figure 6.1 Attainment of College Degrees for Prime-age Workers in OECD Countries, 2008 167 Figure 6.2 Attainment of College Degrees for Workers Aged 25 to 34 in OECD Countries, 2008 168 Figure 6.3 Wage Premium of Skilled versus Unskilled Labor, 1915–2005 170 Figure 6.4 Annual Change in Relative Demand for Workers with Postsecondary Education, 1915–2005 171 viii ILLustratIoNs Figure 6.5 Wage Premium for a Bachelor’s Degree or Better, 2005 173 Figure 6.6 Gini Coefficient for Household Incomes, 1967–2009 174 Figure 6.7 Estimated Median Lifetime Earnings by Education Level 176 Figure 6.8 Unemployment Rates by Level of Education, 1970–2010 177 Figure 6.9 Proportion of Jobs by Level of Required Education 179 Figure 6.10 Earnings Overlap among Workers with Different Levels of Education 181 Figure 6.11 Median Earnings of Bachelor’s Degree Holders by College Major 185 Table 8.1 Top Three International Themes in Economic Statements 208 Table 8.2 U.S. Private Education Services, by Category, in Millions of Dollars 215 Table 8.3 International Student Economic Impact in U.S. by Region, AY 2010–2011 217 Table 9.1 Intellectual Property Policies, EPU and BSU, 2000 248 ...