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Richmond Fed Executive Vice President and Director of Research Kartik Athreya will speak on the value of “Early Childhood Education: Some Perspective From Higher Education” at the 2017 Emerging Issues Focus Forum, Kidonomics: The Economics of Early Childhood Investment, on February 7, 2017. Rob Grunewald from the Minneapolis Fed will speak on the “Fiscal Effects of Investing in Early Childhood.” 

Location
Institute for Emerging Issues
Hunt Library at NC State University
1070 Partners Way
2nd Floor, Duke Energy Halls A–D
Raleigh, NC 27606 

Time
9:30 a.m. Kartik Athreya
11:55 a.m. Rob Grunewald

Media
Media registration is required at least 48 hours in advance.

Media Contacts
Laura Fortunato
Richmond Fed Media Relations
(804) 697-8196
(804) 698-0927 (mobile)