The Regional Economy
Regional EconomyTopic - Education
Better deals on wheels: The effects of financial education on car buying
A Federal Reserve study explores whether financial education helps young consumers make wise car-buying decisions.
Catherine Bell, Jeanne M. Hogarth
April 2010 - Community Dividend
Higher education's melting pot
International students surging at Ninth District universities and colleges
Ronald A. Wirtz
April 2010 - fedgazette
Gaining a Better Understanding of the Costs of Homeownership Programs: A Case Study and Recommendations for Minnesota's Home Ownership Center
An analysis of program costs for the Minnesota Home Ownership Center's three primary services: homeownership classes, pre-purchase home buyer counseling, and foreclosure counseling.
Richard M. Todd, Leo T. Gabriel
March 2010 - Community Affairs Reports
Campus of dreams: Bill it, and they will come?
The cost of higher education has risen steadily for decades, but so have the benefits. Is the value proposition being challenged by increasing debt loads and a severe recession?
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2009 - fedgazette
College finance 101: A history lesson
The evolution of a high-tuition, high-aid model
Ronald A. Wirtz
November 2009 - fedgazette
Gender and financial literacy: A conversation with Annamaria Lusardi of Dartmouth College
Community Dividend speaks with Dr. Annamaria Lusardi of Dartmouth College to learn about the gender gap in financial literacy and discuss how financial educators can reach women more effectiv
Ericca Maas
November 2009 - Community Dividend
True or false: College is expensive
November 2009 - fedgazette
OMG! Like, where are all the teen workers?
Teens have been quietly, and increasingly, leaving the labor force
Ronald A. Wirtz
September 2009 - fedgazette
Financial literacy especially low among Native youth, survey finds
May 2009 - Community Dividend
Minneapolis Fed offers class supplements for economics educators
May 2009 - Community Dividend
Newly released guides explain the financial crisis
May 2009 - Community Dividend
Fed releases report on concentrated poverty
January 2009 - Community Dividend
High schoolers' financial literacy remains low, survey finds
September 2008 - Community Dividend
Laying the Foundation
Researchers look for better ways to quantify the benefits of investment in early childhood development.
Kathy Cobb
June 2008 - The Region
Markets Meet Humans: Three Books
Book Reviews: Predictably Irrational, The Logic of Life and The Mind of the Market
David Fettig
June 2008 - The Region
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