Lewis C. Solmon

1942 – 2007

American educational economist who advocated for teaching reform, especially merit pay.

• Labor markets, employment policy, and job creation
• Talented Teachers
• Alternative careers for humanities PhDs
• Capital formation by expenditures on formal education, 1880 and 1890
• College as a training ground for jobs
• Does college matter?
• Economic policy, financial markets, and economic growth
• Economics
• From the campus
• How do we get the graduates we want?
• How stakeholders can support teacher quality
• Improving Student Achievement