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The Way We Were: The Changing Geography of US Manufacturing from 1940 to 2016
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019)The evolution of manufacturing across the American landscape has involved three connected trends in manufacturing: a decline in share of economic output as the role of services in the economy grew; a decline in share of ... -
SAT-Only Admission: How Would It Change College Campuses
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019)We examined data that followed students entering high school in 2009, which includes information about those students’ family socioeconomic status, race and ethnicity, standardized test scores, and college enrollment. ... -
Upskilling and Downsizing in American Manufacturing
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019)While it continues to be a top source of good jobs in many states, manufacturing is not expected to be a major job generator in the future, as our projections indicate. The industry’s shrinking presence across the country ... -
Born to Win, Schooled to Lose
(Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, 2019)In this study, we test the idea that demonstrated achievement is a perfect reflection of innate ability by tracing children’s journeys through and beyond the educational system, from their academic performance in ... -
How Government Control Affects State-Owned Enterprises' Debt Financing in China
(Georgetown University, 2019)The public sector plays a predominant role in China’s economy. The Chinese Academy of Social Science reported in 2015 that the economy’s public sector controlled 55.78% of the total assets. SOEs (state-owned enterprises) ...
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