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  • Regional public universities make local economies more resilient

    Feb 21, 2022 10:00 am by Phil CicioraResearch
    o-authors Greg Howard, a professor of economics; Russell Weinstein, a professor of labor and employment relations and of economics; and graduate student Yuhao Yang. Photo collage by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • o-authors Greg Howard, a professor of economics; Russell Weinstein, a professor of labor and employment relations and of economics; and graduate student Yuhao Yang. Photo collage by L. Brian Stauffer

    The local economies of regional public universities tend to be more resilient, resulting in fewer losses in employment, income and population during and following periods of economic tumult, said professor Russell Weinstein,