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Course on Alaska Fiscal and Economic Challenges
Learn about Alaska’s economic history. Cliff Groh is teaching a one credit course (PADM 671) at the University of Alaska Anchorage on February 26 & 27, 2016 in Rasmuson Hall, Room 204 titled “Shaping Alaska’s Future: Navigating Alaska’s Fiscal and Economic Challenges.” Click here for course flyer (pdf).
This course will EXPLORE:
- The Alaska Permanent Fund and Permanent Fund Dividend
- Oil taxes and the proposed natural gas pipeline project
- Alaska’s future economic prospects
- Change management and strategic organizational positioning for resilience in an era of reduced funding
You will LEARN:
- Hands-on tools for understanding the State budget process
- State of Alaska’s expenditures, revenues, and savings
- Options for dealing with the fiscal gap and the pros & cons of each
- The history that shaped Alaska’s unique financial system
- Politics and questions of values concerning Alaska’s fiscal future
For more information contact:
Janet Burton (907) 786-4171 jeburton@uaa.alaska.edu
Cliff Groh (907) 952-3353 cliff.groh@gmail.com