Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return
January 22, 2011A special keynote address by
Dr. Arthur J. Rolnick
Senior Fellow and Co-Director of
Human Capital Research Collaborative at the
Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota
Thursday, February 10, 2011
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Tempe Center for the Arts
700 W. Rio Salado Pkwy.
Tempe, AZ 85281
Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP by Thursday, February 3 to casee@asu.edu or (480) 965-5439.
Arthur Rolnick is a senior fellow and co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota, where he advances multidisciplinary research on child development and social policy. He previously served at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis as senior vice president and director of research and as associate economist with the Federal Open Market Committee — the monetary policymaking body for the Federal Reserve System. • His work on early childhood development has garnered numerous awards, including two in 2007 from the George Lucas Educational Foundation and the Minnesota Department of Health. He was also named 2005 Minnesotan of the Year by Minnesota Monthly magazine. • Rolnick was visiting professor of economics at Boston College, the University of Chicago and the University of Minnesota, as well as adjunct professor of economics at Lingnan College in Guangzhou, China and the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management. He is past president of the Minnesota Economic Association and serves on several nonprofit boards, including Minnesota Early Learning Foundation, Greater Twin Cities United Way and Ready 4 K, an early childhood development advocacy organization.
Rolnick shares his expertise in one of the most overlooked solutions to achieving economic growth: early childhood development programs.
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