Investing in People: Assessing the Economic Benefits of 1890 Institutions

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

MP No. (MP1583) 36 pp, April 2002

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: 1890's, land-grant universities, human capital, extension service, agricultural research, research funding

In this report ...

Chapters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

• Abstract, Acknowledgments, Foreword, 156 kb
• Contents, 10 kb
• Summary, 119 kb
• Introduction, 18 kb
• Funding the 1890 Institutions, 41 kb
• Identifying Measurable Administrative Indicators, 28 kb
• Exploring Conceptual Frameworks, 31 kb
• Next Steps for the Partnership, 10 kb
• References, 21 kb
• Appendices, 27 kb

• Entire report, 372 kb

Updated date: April 1, 2002