In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, many college-aged Puerto Ricans are pursuing jobs elsewhere. Others are now deciding to stay.
Nearly all high school graduates in Onalaska, Washington, head off to college—but many come back home after earning a degree.
With a focus on why people leave, we ignore at least half of the migration story.
Higher education in the United States rules the world. What's wrong with it?
The call center boom in Lisbon, Portugal, provides another example of how brain drain promotes economic development.
People vote with their feet. The regions with the best retention should be the regions with the best quality of place.
What will happen when young talent starts refusing to subsidize the creative industries that aren't really profitable in America's most expensive cities?
Not really. Common problems, regardless of place, will lead to common solutions.
There are more factors at play than just those related to the real estate market.
Just because a net migration number is negative doesn't mean there is brain drain. A shrinking population doesn't always indicate a dying place.
Do today's high school students prefer to take the AP Art History exam over AP Biology?
Every one in every place, it seems, has an idea for how to keep young college graduates from moving away. But is it even possible?
The United States will continue to lead the world as it shifts to a Legacy Economy, but only some cities will play a role in that.
Why can't The ATL keep more than 50 percent of Georgia Tech’s graduates? It's about aspiration, not place-failure.
Blacks move in and whites move out. What else need be said? Nothing if you believe most urban storytellers. But we're not here to perpetuate myths.
Investment in any kind of transportation should aid production, not consumption.
Hardly. Brain drain is an indicator of success, a sure sign of a talent refinery at work.
The Lone Star State loves population growth, but that's a faulty way to measure economic development.