Burgh Diaspora Archives

Economics

Tech Talent Recruiting Geography

The Innovation Economy peaked with the last financial crisis. In the emerging epoch—the Talent Economy—the competition among companies like Google and Facebook for the same pool of ideas makers will reshape our cities.

Jim Russell

Economics

Silicon Valley’s New Jersey Problem

Like New Jersey in the 1960s, Silicon Valley is now just as dependent, if not more so, on talent produced outside of the region.

Jim Russell

Economics

Fleeing Los Angeles for Harrisburg

Ironic migration: An emerging trend in which talent leaves some of the most unexpected places.

Jim Russell

Economics

End of Creative Class Migration

The best and brightest have more options than ever before. Now, companies need to go where the talent is located.

Jim Russell

Economics

London Brain Drain

England's capital meets the definition of brain drain, but that can be an indicator of success as opposed to a problem to be solved.

Jim Russell

Economics

Middle Class Boom

From Detroit to Chicago to Italy, globalization is driving a transfer of knowledge, enriching people instead of places.

Jim Russell

Economics

Michael Bloomberg’s Zero-Sum Worldview

If the mayor of New York City actually believes in brain drain—and that "being cool counts"—then he should be more concerned about the 1.3 million people that left his metro area between 2000 and 2010.

Jim Russell