Stella Hofrenning

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Title
Associate Professor
Department
Economics
Institution
Augsburg University

Education

  • B.S. University of Maryland University College, Summa Cum Laude
  • M.A. University of Illinois-Chicago
  • Ph.D. University of Illinois-Chicago

Research Interests

Human Resources   Quality Resource   American Health Information Management Society  

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Biography

Stella Koutroumanes Hofrenning has been at Augsburg College since the fall of 2001. She brings a wealth of experience to her students and classroom. She worked for several years as an economist for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on welfare reform and poverty issues in Washington D.C. She has also worked as a health economist for the Minnesota Department of Health. ; Her research interests include the economics of education, health care and welfare reform. In addition to her academic research, Hofrenning has written opinion pieces for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and regularly speaks to community groups on various economic topics.

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Contact Information

  612-330-1570

Research
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List of Publications (6)
In 1999
6

"A Method for Proxying A Respondent's Religious Background: An Application to School Choice Decisions," Journal of Human Resources, Winter 1999, Volume 34, Issue 1. With Barry R. Chiswick.

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In 1998
5

"Measures of Central Tendency: Selecting the Right One for Analyzing Your Data," The Quality Resource: The Newsletter of the American Health Information Management Society, March/April 1998, Vol. 16, No. 2.

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In 1997
4

"Minnesota: The Land of Nonprofit HMOs," Minnesota Medicine, April 1997, Volume 80. With Lynn Blewett.

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3

* "Survey Response Rates: Is There a Magic Number?" The Quality Resource: The Newsletter of the American Health Information Management Society, July/August 1997, Vol. 15, No. 4.

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In 1996
2

"An Econometric Analysis of the Demand for Private Schools," Research in Labor Economics, 1996, Volume 15. With Barry R. Chiswick.

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In 1992
1

"Comprehensive Family Service Programs: Evaluation Issues," Focus (University of Wisconsin's Institute for Research on Poverty), Spring 1992, Volume 15, number 1. With Sharon McGroder.

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