How One Tiny Town Is Battling 'Rural Brain Drain'
Nearly all high school graduates in Onalaska, Washington, head off to college—but many come back home after earning a degree.
Brain Drain
What the Rust Belt Can Teach Us About White Flight, Gentrification, and Brain Drain
With a focus on why people leave, we ignore at least half of the migration story.
Aspiration to Migration
Migrants leaving home inspire others left behind to become better educated.
The Existential Crisis of the American University
Higher education in the United States rules the world. What's wrong with it?
Lisbon, the Bangalore of Europe
The call center boom in Lisbon, Portugal, provides another example of how brain drain promotes economic development.
Quality of Place and Migration
People vote with their feet. The regions with the best retention should be the regions with the best quality of place.
Not So Much 'New York Poor' as 'Pittsburgh Rich'
What will happen when young talent starts refusing to subsidize the creative industries that aren't really profitable in America's most expensive cities?
Does Geography Matter When Reinventing Old Communities?
Not really. Common problems, regardless of place, will lead to common solutions.
Explaining Gentrification: We're Too Focused on the Real Estate Market
There are more factors at play than just those related to the real estate market.
The International Trade of Talent: The Immigration-iPhone Connection
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.
The STEM Talent Shortage Debate
Do today's high school students prefer to take the AP Art History exam over AP Biology?
Border Guard Bob Says, 'Pittsburgh Is Dying'
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?
A Second American Century
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.
Atlanta Is Dying: Young People Are Fleeing Georgia's Capital City
Why can't The ATL keep more than 50 percent of Georgia Tech’s graduates? It's about aspiration, not place-failure.
The White Flight Myth: Whites Flee Places Becoming More Diverse
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.
Transit Oriented Boondoggle: The Problem With the Detroit Streetcar
Investment in any kind of transportation should aid production, not consumption.
It's the Birth Rate, Stupid
Explaining the "curious" population trend in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
The New York Times Is Dying: Brain Drain at the Grey Lady
Hardly. Brain drain is an indicator of success, a sure sign of a talent refinery at work.
Texas Is Dying: 3.6 Million People Left Between 2000 and 2010
The Lone Star State loves population growth, but that's a faulty way to measure economic development.
Italy Is Dying: The Country Discourages Geographic Mobility
Welcome to a country that traditionally discourages geographic mobility.