Triumph of the City
In my post on ineffective green subsidies I featured a column by Harvard’s Edward Glaeser. To me the key take away of that column is
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In my post on ineffective green subsidies I featured a column by Harvard’s Edward Glaeser. To me the key take away of that column is
As readers of our work know, we believe that culture trump policy. In a world where economic growth is driven by knowledge and innovation, the most
I’m frequently asked about the effects of rising and high tuition on college attainment. I answer in two parts. The first is obvious, of course,
Public conversation these days is filled with talk of the declining value of getting a college education. Don’t believe it! The earnings premium from a
Last May I wrote that the city of Detroit should focus on growing, not shrinking. As contradictory as it sounds the city needs to do
“Either we get younger and better educated or we get poorer” is the slide we close all our presentations with. It captures our core belief
For the last month or so most of my posts have been about higher education. For us it is a top economic development priority. This
Fascinating New York Times article on UBS entitled Regretting Move, Bank May Return to Manhattan. Its about UBS considering moving back to Manhattan because they
All of a sudden a lot of media reports on the importance of creating quality of place – particularly vibrant central cities – in growing
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