Contributed by Scott Taylor
Northrim Bank Lecture Series presents: Dr. Ralph Townsend “Demographic Challenges in Alaska’s Economic Future” on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. Free and open to the public. Reception - 6pm, Presentation - 7pm at the Glenn Massay Theater, Mat-Su College, 8295 E College Road, Palmer, AK 99645. Free Admission.
Palmer, AK, Jan 7, 2019 – On Tuesday, February 12, Mat-Su College will host Dr. Ralph Townsend, keynote speaker of the annual Northrim Bank Lecture Series. The presentation, titled “Demographic Challenges in Alaska’s Economic Future”, will focus on how changes in Alaska’s demographics will affect the workforce and how healthcare costs will be influenced by population shifts, such as aging.
Recent reports show Alaska has the highest healthcare costs in America. Find out what research and big data can tell us about the stakes for Alaska’s economic future. This free lecture is open to the public and begins at 7pm. There will be a reception with light refreshments at 6pm in the Glenn Massay Theater.
Dr. Ralph Townsend is the director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage. He joined the University in August 2016, prior to that time, he was dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Winona State University, in Minnesota, from 2010 to 2016. Dr. Townsend served as Chief Economist of the New Zealand Ministry of Fisheries from 2007 to 2010. Prior to going to New Zealand, he was a professor of economics at the University of Maine for 25 years. In Maine, he was involved with a range of public policy issues, including education finance, health care cost management, public utility regulation, antitrust policy, and natural resource management. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Scott Taylor
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Mat-Su College
smtaylor14@alaska.edu
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