President Obama has proposed "Preschool for All" with a pledge of $75 million to the states to implement "high quality" full-time preschool programs for low-income children as part of the regular K-12 system. The states would come up with additional funds to provide for the remaining higher...

Established in 1965, Title I seeks to improve the educational achievement of U.S. students from disadvantaged backgrounds. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 made this goal more specific. Because its mandate is to attain 100 percent proficiency, in effect this means closing the achievement...

This paper develops a regional-level total factor productivity (TFP)-based proxy measure of the economic value of the functions entrepreneurs perform in the economy. In providing the theoretical support for linking the economic value of entrepreneurship (EVE) and TFP, this paper integrates...

The purpose of this survey paper is to provide a review of the empirical literature linking entrepreneurship and economic growth in particular at the regional level. The starting point in this survey is a review of the distinct concepts of entrepreneurship used in the empirical research. It...