Using Economic Principles to Show How Extension Programs Create Public Value By Laura Kalambokidis 1 Lisa Hinz 2 and Scott Chazdon 3 For presentation at the Center for Integrated Leadership conference on Creating Public Value in a Multi-Sector, Shared-Power World In Minneapolis, MN September 20-22, 2012 4 [DRAFT: Please request permission before citing or quoting.] 1 Associate Professor of Applied Economics and Extension Economist, University of Minnesota, kalam002@umn.edu. 2 Leadership and Civic Engagement Extension Educator and Associate Extension Professor, University of Minnesota Extension, hinzx001@umn.edu 3 Evaluation and Research Specialist, University of Minnesota Extension, schazdon@umn.edu 4 The authors thank Catie Rasmussen for providing program evaluation data and for helpful comments on the paper. Draft paper prepared for Creating Public Value Conference, University of Minnesota, Sept 20-22, 2012