Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers: Measuring Higher Education's Role in Economic Development -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Higher Education and Economic Competitiveness -- Chapter 2: The Diversity of University Economic Development Activities and Issues of Impact Measurement -- Chapter 3: Pitfalls of Traditional Measures of Higher Education's Role in Economic Development -- Chapter 4: On the Measurement of University Research Contributions to Economic Growth and Innovation -- Chapter 5: University Industry Government Collaboration for Economic Growth -- Chapter 6: The Convergence of Postsecondary Education and the Labor Market -- Chapter 7: The Essential Role of Community Colleges in Rebuilding the Nation's Communities and Economies -- Chapter 8: International Dimensions of Higher Education's Contributions to Economic Development -- Chapter 9: Unanticipated Consequences of University Intellectual Property Policies -- Chapter 10: The Impact of the 2008 Great Recession on College and University Contributions to State and Regional Economic Growth -- Appendix: Discussion Questions -- Contributors -- Index.