Economic conference covers brain drain and productivity paradox

The Economic Research Institute of Erie (ERIE) will release the first-ever estimates for productivity in Erie—currently a missing piece of the local economic puzzle—and surprising research data on the problem of "brain drain" at its third annual ERIE Economic Conference on Wednesday, May 14, at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. These timely studies offer important insight for business owners and for everyone involved in the economic growth and development of northwestern Pennsylvania.
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