A Great Migration Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
While migration leads to greater wealth, the destination may shorten your life.
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Lisbon, the Bangalore of Europe
The call center boom in Lisbon, Portugal, provides another example of how brain drain promotes economic development.
The Allure of Hyperlocal History
We like knowing that there are fuller histories of the world, but Arcadia Publishing reminds us that micro-histories of our little squares can be just as powerful.
The Geography of Divergent Immigrant Fortunes
In Britain, Bangladeshis fare better than Pakistanis. The intensity of inbreeding homophily explains the difference.
Perception, Policy, and Migration
The psychogeographies of immigration misplace efforts to help foreign-born populations.
Job Growth Is a Poor Measure of Economic Health
In a global era of demographic decline, the quality of employment trumps the number of jobs.
In Big City, New Ideas Aren’t as Promiscuous as They Used to Be
Ideas can have just as much sex in the suburbs as in the city.
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.