Research-Driven Growth for Texans
The IC² Institute | The University of Texas at Austin In August, IC² Institute researchers found ourselves in need of data on the current state of the economic challenges and opportunities throughout Texas, in order to provide the larger economic context... Read More
Looking for Answers Post-COVID
Lately I have been asking myself some big questions: Are we looking at the single greatest event of wealth and power redistribution in U.S. history? Will the pandemic expand the gap between the wealthy and the once-middle class? Will workers who have lost jobs... Read More
Empowering Students to Make a Difference One LinkedIn Headline at a Time
Our summer is getting off to a strong start as we welcome almost 100 students on board to join us in our economic recovery efforts. The second cohort of the IC² Institute’s Home to Texas program met for the first time on Tuesday for orientation and training. Home... Read More
Solidarity shapes an uncertain future
Communities that depend heavily on tourism, like Marfa, Texas, are reeling from the effects of COVID-19. How will resilient communities find creative ways to weather the current crisis? Freight trains rumble through the far west Texas town of Marfa throughout the day,... Read More
Rural Melodies: part 1
Rural areas and isolated towns in North America have struggled in the past 75 years. Music from those areas often have themes of struggling farms, loss of population, and lonely elderly residents. One artist whose early songs exemplified these difficulties was Fred... Read More
Why don’t you share what you know?
Understanding barriers to information diffusion among farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa More than two billion people live in smallholder farm households around the world. Many of these people are extremely poor and food insecure (FAO, 2015). Low adoption of modern... Read More
Bloom or Gloom in the Media Wilderness?
Two areas of entrepreneurial ecosystem research call for urgent attention. First, most research has been largely urban-centric, in spite of the structural urban and rural differences in terms of scale, scope, size, and the urgent need for rural economic development.... Read More
Collaboration in Rural Communities
In September, I gave the keynote talk at the Radically Rural Summit in Keene, NH. The program brought together people from rural areas interested in economic development, journalism, and community revitalization. It was the first chance to unveil some of the new work... Read More
Lineage–the Yangs
Like many quantitative researchers, I prefer crunching numbers over talking to people. But, the director of my PhD program was an outstanding qualitative scholar and her methodology course was among the best courses I took. I have always felt I owe her something... Read More
A BBR study of human trafficking in Texas estimated that workers lose about $600 million a year from trafficking exploitation in the most at-risk industries, including the construction sector.
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Great training session with IC2 Institute at The University of Texas at Austin's Readiness Training Program for Historically Underrepresented Businesses. This week we shift focus to marketing with sales strategy and pitching for partnerships.
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