In Praise of Michigan Brain Drain
Talent retention is not a key driver of economic vitality. If it were, Chicago and New York City would be in a world of trouble. But that doesn't stop many from resorting to the tired brain drain refrain.
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Talent
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Fatal Talent Attraction
Top-tier research universities matter more than a vibrant urban core as focus shifts from talent attraction (too much competition) to talent production.
Geopolitics of Talent: United States vs. Brazil
"There are large economic gains to be realized from flows of people in both directions."
Geography of Aspiration
Try to replicate it with development schemes all you want, but you're overlooking what makes New York City—and other places of ambition—so great.
Migration Economies and Portland
Most people don't move to Portland for the usual reason—employment. The City of Roses attracts talent with a focus on urban amenities and regional planning. But that strategy is easy to replicate elsewhere.
Stuck in Canada
You want to encourage talent to follow the jobs, but Canadians resist migration. Why?
Rural Talent Migration
One option for addressing talent shortages in rural America, which makes up about 90 percent of the country.
Geography of Isolation
Some places are less connected than others. What does that mean for the community?
Captive Labor Markets and Migration
A captive labor pool (like working mothers who are unlikely to move their children) drives down wages. And as labor becomes more captive over time, the divide between rich and poor grows wider.
Restaurant Talent Migration
Return migration—native sons and daughters coming home after cutting their teeth in a Big City—is responsible for a burgeoning world-class restaurant culture in previously forgotten or ignored locations.