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• Higher education as an urban/national/global services industry

  
  Changing Higher Education — Authority: 100
  I strongly believe that any post in a higher-ed blog that prominently displays a picture of a bottle of good New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc has a high probability of being worth reading. A recent post in GlobalHigherEducation adds considerable support to that theory.   Kris Olds and  Susan Robertson , the co-editors ...
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• ‘India committed to organising successful Commonwealth Games’

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Port of Spain, Nov 28 (IANS) India Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to organising the best Commonwealth Games ever next year.At the Sports Breakfast during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) here, Commonwealth Games Organising Committee Chairman Suresh Kalmadi and Sindushree Khullar, secretary, ...
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• World Cup to inject $7.46 bn into South African economy

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 729
  Johannesburg, Nov 27 (IANS) The 2010 FIFA World Cup is expected to inject 55 billion rands ($7.46 billion) into the South African economy, according to the Deputy Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi.Auditing firm Grant Thorn conducted the economic impact assessment for South Africa hosting ...
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• Mexican Layoffs, U.S. Immigration: The Missing Link

  
  The Politics of Immigration — Authority: 117
  by David L. Wilson, MRZine November 22, 2009 On the night of October 10, Mexican police and soldiers occupied installations of Luz y Fuerza del Centro (LFC), the publicly owned electric company that provided power to Mexico City and the surrounding states. A few minutes later, center-right Mexican president Felipe ...
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• NextGenWeb catches up with Bill Lehr of MIT

  
  NextGenWeb: New. Comprehensive. Innovative. — Authority: 422
  NextGenWeb recently interviewed Dr. William Lehr, an economist from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). We discussed the federal government’s mandate to produce a national broadband strategy next year and also broached the issue of Net neutrality. Dr. Lehr shared his views on the FCC’s Notice of ...
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• The Arts As Industry: A National (Online) Forum

  
  KERA Art&Seek Blog — Authority: 505
  The Culture Monster blog for the LATimes reports that tomorrow the National Endowment for the Arts will present a live, daylong webcast of its Cultural Workforce Forum.[An] assortment of academics, federal bureaucrats, and staffers from private think tanks and research organizations will assemble in Washington, and in ...
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• Heres Yer Intangible Effect - Right In the Kisser, Alice!

  
  The Sports Economist — Authority: 458
  Assessing the intangible impact of sports has become an important area of research in the past few years. Most research tries to document, or value intangible positive benefits like "world class city" status or the sense of community created by sports teams. A new NBER working paper by economists David Card and ...
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• A brief comparative summary of the economic impact of sports

  
  Michael Gracie — Authority: 117
  It’s another in a long line of sketchy analyses by yours truly, but at least one person found it kind of interesting. Here’s the revenue generated by major professional sports in the US, taken from the Sporting News , in 2008: National Football League – $6.7 billion National Basketball League – $3.4 ...
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• Satan, the great motivator

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 176
  Satan, the great motivator The curious economic effects of religion By Michael Fitzgerald  |  November 15, 2009What makes economies grow? It’s a question that has occupied thinkers for centuries. Most of us would tick off things like education levels, openness to trade, natural resources, and political ...
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• Study: Friday 13th Costs Business near $1 Billion; Could 3 2009 Friday 13ths Be Root of Poor Economy?

  
  Symon Sez — Authority: 131
  Bad Luck: Horse or Driver? Be Afraid For the Third Time This Year!  Because there are 7 days in a week, there is at least one Friday the 13th each year. Sometimes there are two and occasionally, there are three. This year must be unlucky because there have been three after today is over. It looks like to me, ...
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• U.S. women-owned businesses creating huge impact

  
  WhoInnovated.com — Authority: 154
  U.S. More here: U.S. women-owned businesses creating huge impact
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• Obama’s Dirty War On Immigrants

  
  The Politics of Immigration — Authority: 117
  by Shamus Cooke, Upside Down World October 26, 2009 Under Bush, immigrant communities lived in a constant state of fear. “Homeland Security” agents terrorized citizens and workers alike, arresting anyone who appeared Latino or lacked ID. Families were separated, children left parentless, property abandoned, ...
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• How Much Money Will Super Bowl XLV Bring?

  
  Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine — Authority: 532
  I was a little confused in reading today’s Dallas Morning News story wherein Super Bowl XLV Host Committee CEO Bill Lively says the North Texas game will have a record impact , but declined to give a figure. Lively gave us a figure just a few weeks ago: About $500 million. Granted, the host committee hasn’t ...
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• VSU Student to Carry Torch at Olympic Games - Valdosta State University

  
  Beijing 2008 Stadium — Authority: 145
  University of Central Florida VSU Student to Carry Torch at Olympic Games Valdosta State University VALDOSTA — Green teen Crystal Hardy was chosen by the Coca-Cola Co. to carry the Olympic torch at the upcoming Winter Games in Calgary, Canada, … Family physician from Kosciusko ...
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• Is Kisite-Mpunguti MPA Offering Dolphin-Watching Tours?

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 417
  As part of the socio-economic impact of the dolphin-watching industry in Kisite-Mpunguti Marine Protected Area, GVI carried out a study to evaluate the quality of the talks offered during the dolphin-watching tours. The aim was to find out the knowledge of the tour guides and captain on numerous areas and indicators. ...
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• Tour Operators and Mega-events

  
  The Sports Economist — Authority: 458
  The displacement of normal business by events such as the Super Bowl or the Olympics has been a staple issue in academic economists analyses of economic impact. These warnings from the ivory tower are typically been derided by local commercial spokesman, as if we are imagining things. Well, heres a change of pace. ...
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• The economic impact of universities

  
  University Blog — Authority: 428
  For those who are sceptical about the capacity of universities to make a difference to the economy, a study has just been published that, in the British context, puts this into figures. The report , The Impact of Universities on the UK Economy , is published by Universities UK and is based on research conducted by a ...
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• Does Your Business Marketing Strategy Fit Today’s Economy?

  
  !0for Blog — Authority: 132
  Is your current business marketing strategy addressing the opportunities that exist even in the current economic downturn? When was the last time you reviewed your business objectives to insure they are aligned with the current market conditions? The economic impact of the current global recession has consumers ...
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• Behavioural Surveys Begin!

  
  GVI Kenya — Authority: 417
  Numerous studies have been carried out throughout the world to access the impact that boat activity has on the behavior of bottlenose dolphins.  These include locations such as Clearwater (Florida), Hilton Head Island (South Carolina), Shark Bay (Australia) and off the south coast of Zanzibar.  The studies have come ...
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• New Stadiums as Black Holes

  
  The Sports Economist — Authority: 458
  A common and important point made by economists when critiquing economic impact claims is that most of the expenditures are realized by the teams themselves. The rationale for stadium subsidies depends on the indirect effects of spending on the ballgames. We know these can be significant (I see them every football ...
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