When

Tue, Oct. 26, 2021
11:30 am - 1 pm
(GMT-05:00) America/Chicago

Where

James A. Baker III Hall

​​Houston, the most diverse and fourth most populous metropolitan area in the U.S., is also ranked one of the top cities in the nation for entrepreneurs. At this member-exclusive event, Alisha Small, the McNair Center scholar for economic growth at the Baker Institute, discussed research that the McNair Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth is embarking on to assess the impact of 20 years of urban revitalization on entrepreneurs and small businesses in Houston’s Second and Third wards. The research will be supported by a recently awarded Community-Engaged Research grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.

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Registration

This event was free and open to members of the Roundtable and Roundtable Young Professionals. These forums are dedicated to advancing the mission of the institute by fostering community engagement and dialogue on vital domestic and global public policy issues through interaction with Baker Institute fellows and invited guest speakers and experts from the public and private sectors.

Agenda

11:30 a.m. — Lunch
Noon — Presentation
12:30 p.m. — Q&A

Featured Speaker

Alisha Small is the McNair Center scholar for economic growth. She has more than 15 years of experience as an economist with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics measuring labor costs and employment cost trends. Her work has focused on data collection and analysis for the Employment Cost Index, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation report, Employee Benefits Survey, and the Occupational Requirements Survey. Over her career, she has interfaced with hundreds of businesses across the United States.

Small is a graduate of Rice University with a double major in economics and Spanish language/linguistics. She holds a master’s degree in economics from Cleveland State University, and her research interests include urban revitalization and entrepreneurship.

 

When

Tue, Oct. 26, 2021
11:30 am - 1 pm
(GMT-05:00) America/Chicago

Where

James A. Baker III Hall