2019
Snead, Mark C.; Jones, Amy A.
THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF OKLAHOMA’S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Technical Report
2019.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Economic Impact, Education, Higher Education, Oklahoma
@techreport{nokey,
title = {THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF OKLAHOMA’S PUBLIC COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES},
author = {Mark C. Snead and Amy A. Jones},
url = {https://www.regiontrack.com/www/wp-content/uploads/OK-SCRF-Economic-Impact-of-Higher-Education-RegionTrack-2019.pdf},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-01-01},
urldate = {2019-01-01},
abstract = {Oklahoma’s system of public colleges and universities plays a large and increasingly important role in the state’s ongoing economic development efforts. Higher education has developed into a
cornerstone institution that is tasked with fostering an increasingly skilled and competitive state labor force.
The goal of this report is to help state policymakers and the public better understand the various economic contributions of the System as it is currently structured, as well as the role it plays
within the state-level economic development strategies that are currently in place.
The analysis is structured around five core questions concerning the economic role of the System:
1. What are the various activities and contributions of the current System, and what do they cost?
2. How competitive is the Oklahoma labor force, and is the state making progress relative to the nation and peer states?
3. Are there sufficient economic returns to students to justify the cost of higher education?
4. To what degree can increased levels of education contribute to broader state economic growth?
and
5. How large is the economic contribution of the operations of the System to the state and the local economies where System facilities are located?
From a public policy perspective, these questions are believed to address several of the most important aspects of the economic role of the System.},
keywords = {Economic Impact, Education, Higher Education, Oklahoma},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {techreport}
}
Oklahoma’s system of public colleges and universities plays a large and increasingly important role in the state’s ongoing economic development efforts. Higher education has developed into a
cornerstone institution that is tasked with fostering an increasingly skilled and competitive state labor force.
The goal of this report is to help state policymakers and the public better understand the various economic contributions of the System as it is currently structured, as well as the role it plays
within the state-level economic development strategies that are currently in place.
The analysis is structured around five core questions concerning the economic role of the System:
1. What are the various activities and contributions of the current System, and what do they cost?
2. How competitive is the Oklahoma labor force, and is the state making progress relative to the nation and peer states?
3. Are there sufficient economic returns to students to justify the cost of higher education?
4. To what degree can increased levels of education contribute to broader state economic growth?
and
5. How large is the economic contribution of the operations of the System to the state and the local economies where System facilities are located?
From a public policy perspective, these questions are believed to address several of the most important aspects of the economic role of the System.
cornerstone institution that is tasked with fostering an increasingly skilled and competitive state labor force.
The goal of this report is to help state policymakers and the public better understand the various economic contributions of the System as it is currently structured, as well as the role it plays
within the state-level economic development strategies that are currently in place.
The analysis is structured around five core questions concerning the economic role of the System:
1. What are the various activities and contributions of the current System, and what do they cost?
2. How competitive is the Oklahoma labor force, and is the state making progress relative to the nation and peer states?
3. Are there sufficient economic returns to students to justify the cost of higher education?
4. To what degree can increased levels of education contribute to broader state economic growth?
and
5. How large is the economic contribution of the operations of the System to the state and the local economies where System facilities are located?
From a public policy perspective, these questions are believed to address several of the most important aspects of the economic role of the System.
2013
Snead, Mark C.
The Economic Contribution of CareerTech to the Oklahoma Economy: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Career Majors (FY11) Technical Report
2013.
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: CareerTech, Education, Oklahoma
@techreport{nokey,
title = {The Economic Contribution of CareerTech to the Oklahoma Economy: Cost-Benefit Analysis of Career Majors (FY11)},
author = {Mark C. Snead},
url = {https://www.regiontrack.com/www/wp-content/uploads/Career-Major-Impact-Full-Report-CareerTech-RegionTrack-2013.pdf
https://www.regiontrack.com/www/wp-content/uploads/Career-Major-Impact-Executive-Summary-CareerTech-RegionTrack-2013.pdf},
year = {2013},
date = {2013-03-01},
abstract = {This report is part of an ongoing effort to assess the economic contribution of the CareerTech System to the Oklahoma economy. The specific objective of the study is to prepare a comprehensive cost-benefit assessment of the system’s career major programs. Career majors are commonly viewed as the flagship program of the CareerTech System because of the large number of students enrolled and the extensive training received by students. The demand for these training programs continues to be driven by the desire of both employers and workers to match job skills over the work life more efficiently than is possible through access to common and higher education alone.
The study examines the cohort of career major completers in fiscal year 2010-2011 (FY11). The study seeks to identify and estimate the range of private and public benefits and costs associated with delivering training to this cohort and then assess the expected net economic contribution to the Oklahoma economy. Policymakers generally support the subsidization of public education and training programs on the grounds that the resulting wage and productivity effects enhance economic activity over time.
Estimates are formed for benefits accruing to students, government, and the broader state economy. As with all forms of formal education, the primary economic benefit generated by career major training is work life income gains realized privately by students. A model of earnings gains is constructed to explain the composition of the expected future income gain for completers. Estimates are similarly formed for the direct costs to deliver the programs, tuition costs for students, forgone wages and economic activity as students undertake training, and spillover costs from taxation to fund these services through the public sector.},
keywords = {CareerTech, Education, Oklahoma},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {techreport}
}
This report is part of an ongoing effort to assess the economic contribution of the CareerTech System to the Oklahoma economy. The specific objective of the study is to prepare a comprehensive cost-benefit assessment of the system’s career major programs. Career majors are commonly viewed as the flagship program of the CareerTech System because of the large number of students enrolled and the extensive training received by students. The demand for these training programs continues to be driven by the desire of both employers and workers to match job skills over the work life more efficiently than is possible through access to common and higher education alone.
The study examines the cohort of career major completers in fiscal year 2010-2011 (FY11). The study seeks to identify and estimate the range of private and public benefits and costs associated with delivering training to this cohort and then assess the expected net economic contribution to the Oklahoma economy. Policymakers generally support the subsidization of public education and training programs on the grounds that the resulting wage and productivity effects enhance economic activity over time.
Estimates are formed for benefits accruing to students, government, and the broader state economy. As with all forms of formal education, the primary economic benefit generated by career major training is work life income gains realized privately by students. A model of earnings gains is constructed to explain the composition of the expected future income gain for completers. Estimates are similarly formed for the direct costs to deliver the programs, tuition costs for students, forgone wages and economic activity as students undertake training, and spillover costs from taxation to fund these services through the public sector.
The study examines the cohort of career major completers in fiscal year 2010-2011 (FY11). The study seeks to identify and estimate the range of private and public benefits and costs associated with delivering training to this cohort and then assess the expected net economic contribution to the Oklahoma economy. Policymakers generally support the subsidization of public education and training programs on the grounds that the resulting wage and productivity effects enhance economic activity over time.
Estimates are formed for benefits accruing to students, government, and the broader state economy. As with all forms of formal education, the primary economic benefit generated by career major training is work life income gains realized privately by students. A model of earnings gains is constructed to explain the composition of the expected future income gain for completers. Estimates are similarly formed for the direct costs to deliver the programs, tuition costs for students, forgone wages and economic activity as students undertake training, and spillover costs from taxation to fund these services through the public sector.