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Richard Vedder

Author of Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much

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About the Author

Richard Vedder is distinguished professor of economics at Ohio University and an adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.

Includes the name: Richard K. Vedder

Works by Richard Vedder

Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much (2004) 32 copies

Out of Work: Unemployment and Government in Twentieth-Century America (Independent Institute Book) (1993) 25 copies

The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big-Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy (2006) 13 copies

Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America (2019) 10 copies

Can Teachers Own Their Own Schools? New Strategies of Educational Excellence (2000) 9 copies

Essays in Nineteenth Century Economic History, The Old Northwest (1975) 6 copies

The American economy in historical perspective (1976) 3 copies

Associated Works

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Ten Years of the Claremont Review of Books (2012) — Contributor — 11 copies

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Birthdate: 1940
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Education: Northwestern University (BA|Economics|1962)
University of Illinois (PhD|Economics|1965)
Occupations: professor
economist
historian
columnist
Organizations: National Association of Scholars
Ohio University
American Enterprise Institute

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Independent Publisher Book Awards

Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America (Gold – Education II (Commentary/Theory) – 2020)

International Book Awards

Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America (Winner – Education/Academic – 2020)

Next Generation Indie Book Awards

Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America (Finalist – Education/Academic – 2020)

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Works: 7
Also by: 1
Members: 98
Popularity: #193,038
Rating: ½ 4.5

ISBNs: 14

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