The Relevance and Challenges of an Economic Evaluation of Florida's 4-H Program
Vol. 2009 No. 1, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2009 No. 1

The Relevance and Challenges of an Economic Evaluation of Florida's 4-H Program: FE753/FE753, 10/2008

Historical Fact Sheets
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe753-2008
Published 2009-01-23
Alfonso Flores-Lagunes
University of Florida
Troy Timko
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Flores-Lagunes, Alfonso, and Troy Timko. 2009. “The Relevance and Challenges of an Economic Evaluation of Florida’s 4-H Program: FE753 FE753, 10 2008”. EDIS 2009 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe753-2008.
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Abstract

FE753, a 4-page fact sheet by Alfonso Flores-Lagunes and Troy Timko, describes the 4-H program and the importance of economic evaluation of its impact, provides a primer on economic evaluation of programs, and lays out a research roadmap for accumulating the data necessary for an economic evaluation of the Florida 4-H program. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Food and Resource Economics, October 2008.

https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fe753-2008
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