Dr. Olga Smirnova was invited as a speaker at the North Carolina Economic Development Association Emerging Executives Forum conducted February 17-18. The forum participants requested a rare topic for an applied profession: importance of theories. Knowing economic development theories can help in devising economic development strategies. Other panelists included Jonathan Morgan (School of Government, UNC) and Crystal Morphis (Creative Economic Development Consulting, LLC). Dr. Smirnova presentation focused on the economic base theory.
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