When Social Scientists Fail Demography
Journalists often perpetuate demographic and geographic myths. But what if they're interpreting academic papers correctly and it's the experts who are to blame?
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LeBron James Migration: Big Chef Seeking Small Pond
The King's return to Cleveland is a symbol for the dramatic shift in domestic as well as international migration.
Geographic Scale and Talent Migration: Washington, D.C.’s New Silver Line
Around the country, suburbs are fighting with the urban core over jobs and employees.
Confusing Population Change With Migration
A lot of population change is baked into a region from migration that happened decades ago.
Battle of the Public Intellectuals: Edward Glaeser vs. Richard Florida
On gentrification and housing costs.
Irrational Choice Theory: The LeBron James Migration From Miami to Cleveland
Return migrants to Cleveland have been coming home in large numbers for quite some time. It makes perfect sense.
What Tech Talent Shortage? Microsoft Trims 18,000 Employees From Payroll
Like manufacturing before it, the Innovation Economy has reached a turning point, with jobs moving to places where labor is cheaper.
Not About LeBron James: Economic Restructuring in Cleveland
The basketball star isn't the only one moving back to Ohio. Even with manufacturing on the decline, Cleveland is drawing talented migrants from other areas.
Affordable Housing: Geography of Supply and Demand
The geography of housing demand is a lot more nimble than the geography of housing supply.
The Geopolitics of Gentrification
The international market for U.S. real estate looks nothing like the domestic market for U.S. real estate.