Post Tagged with: "Richard Vedder"

AP Quotes Vedder on Economic Benefit of Appalachian Highway

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, was quoted in an Associated Press article on “Ohio 32: A road of unintended consequences.” Just outside Jackson stands another Rhodes legacy, Ohio Highway 32. It’s a four-lane road he championed […]

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October 28, 2016 at 11:54 amFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder in Forbes: A Tale Of Two Universities

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, authored a Forbes column on “A Tale Of Two Universities.” The University of Chicago is a great university, while something called the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (a group of […]

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September 2, 2016 at 11:26 amFaculty in the News In the News

Forbes Quotes Vedder on Right-to-Work and Personal Income

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, was quoted in a Forbes column on “The Next State Where Workers Have Freedom To Choose On Union Membership” by Patrick Gleason, writing about West Virginia. Not only is the average […]

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December 23, 2015 at 12:19 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder Authors Forbes Column on ‘Clueless Governance’

Dr. Richard Vedder

Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, authored a Forbes column on “Clueless Governance: The Public Agenda Report.” The Public Agenda (a nonpartisan organization that provides useful perspectives on public policy issues) has issued a great new […]

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December 11, 2015 at 1:38 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder Explains ‘Upcredentialing’ Trend in GoodCall

Dr. Richard Vedder

GoodCall interviewed Dr. Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Ohio University and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, what’s fueling the nation’s “upcredentialing” trend. “Employers are increasing the educational qualifications for jobs beyond traditional norms for a simple reason: They can,” says Vedder.  He explains that […]

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December 3, 2015 at 3:04 pmFaculty in the News In the News

Vedder on ‘The Economics of Sex,’ Nov. 12

Dr. Richard Vedder

The Economics Society hosts a talk by Dr. Richard Vedder, on “The Economics of Sex” on Thursday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m. in Walter Hall Room 145. Vedder is Professor Emeritus of Economics and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity. The Economics Society is a group of students […]

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November 1, 2015 at 9:15 pmEvents

Vedder Describes Five Ways that ‘Adults’ are Putting Students’ Future at Risk

Dr. Richard Vedder

Watch Vedder’s Café Conversation on A&S TV. Dr. Richard Vedder, Professor Emeritus of Economics and Director of the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, made his Sept. 30 presentation on Capitol Hill half an hour early so he could catch a plane back to Ohio University to talk with students […]

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October 1, 2015 at 9:22 amNews