tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post3978566681308086463..comments2024-03-11T00:31:41.186-07:00Comments on The Oregon Economics Blog: Is Oregon a Business Friendly State?Patrick Emersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-33288609058911261612009-08-11T01:50:35.200-07:002009-08-11T01:50:35.200-07:00I chanced upon to view your blog and found it very...I chanced upon to view your blog and found it very interesting as well as very informative, i was need such type information, which you have submitted. I really thankful to you, this posting help a huge number of people. Great ... Keep it up!RNB Researchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07549837498916903177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-52562037208031073672009-07-27T18:29:16.462-07:002009-07-27T18:29:16.462-07:00Workforce mobility means that public education is ...Workforce mobility means that public education is a local cost that does not necessarily yield a local benefit. Might this be an argument to federalize funding of public education? Personally, I prefer to devolve education as much as possible, but it looks like a rational argument can be made.Doug Gabbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004276724238866340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-64373496645424726662009-07-27T14:09:51.487-07:002009-07-27T14:09:51.487-07:00Both comments I think point to the same thing. I ...Both comments I think point to the same thing. I think the higher ranking of oregon on the educational attainment of the adult population is a testament to the fact that Oregon attracts educated people. Imagine how good we could be if we did a decent job educating our own.<br /><br />It is true that we get a positive externality from this, just as we suffer from out-migrants whom we educate. <br /><br />But I don't believe that this is sustainable. As the CNBC quote states not only do businesses want educated people to work for them, but they also want good education systems so that they can attract employees as well.Patrick Emersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242234148546323374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-31405529130643583272009-07-27T11:25:15.082-07:002009-07-27T11:25:15.082-07:00I think there's an interesting argument to mad...I think there's an interesting argument to made (and one that would be interesting to gather empirical data for) that Oregon, currently, doesn't need a good educational system (particularly higher ed), because we are still attracting immigrants. It's actual quite rational to let other states educate people, and then recruit them to move here.GeoGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596534612535469564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471471289744825428.post-13129681357361674912009-07-27T11:19:53.572-07:002009-07-27T11:19:53.572-07:00The statistical abstract of the United States give...The statistical abstract of the United States gives Oregon the following ranks:<br /><br />% w/ high school diploma: 20 (88%)<br />% w/ bachelors degree: 19 (28%)<br />% w/ masters degree: 16 (10%)<br /><br />We are well in the top half for two of those measures and the top third for the other.<br /><br />The CNBC education rankings look only at test scores, class size, and spending. While test scores may be a useful measure, there are no reliable studies that link class size and spending to educational achievement.Eric Fruitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472420514448445338noreply@blogger.com