Human Capital
A Comparison of Rustbelt and Sunbelt Cities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5697339 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennie Poon (0000-0001-7449-4064, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author), Jessie Poon, Wei Yin (0000-0003-0520-9199, University at Buffalo, State University of New York) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 287-299 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geography Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1749-8198 • E-ISSN: 1749-8198 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/gec3.12133 |
| OpenAlex | W2138231024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 38 |
Human capital studies in economic geography are dominated by themes associated with the following: (i) the creative class and (ii) skilled individuals' role in innovation spillovers. Both literatures highlight the efficacy of urban and regional agglomerations in creative and innovation activities through retention of the skilled and their knowledge production. They also favor large or Sunbelt cities while painting a dismal picture for smaller or uncool Rustbelt cities with significant implications for inter-urban inequality. In this paper, we compare the human capital level of Sunbelt and Rustbelt cities. We find that Rustbelt cities are experiencing a brain gain that reflects the relocation and retention of college-educated immigrants and natives in the region. Furthermore, skill ratios are higher in most Rustbelt than Sunbelt cities. We argue for a human capital narrative that is more spatially expansive, and that includes the effect of both skilled immigrants and natives on urban development
Creative class · Creativity · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Expansive · Geography · Human capital · Immigration · Inequality · Narrative · Political science · Relocation · Urban agglomeration · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Urbanization and City Planning
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How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?
Cities and Skills
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Cities and the Creative Class
The economic value of cultural diversity
Rethinking human capital, creativity and urban growth
Human capital externalities and employment differences across metropolitan areas of the USA
New economic geography and US metropolitan wage inequality
Inside the black box of regional development--human capital, the creative class and tolerance
Do colleges and universities increase their region's human capital
Education, migration, and job satisfaction
Foreign Students and Migration to the United States
From brew town to cool town
Skills in the city
Regional inversion in the United States
Universities, Agglomerations and Graduate Human Capital Mobility
From Brain Drain to Brain Circulation
Human Capital and Economic Activity in Urban America
Endogenous Technological Change
Investment in Human Capital
Toward the learning region
Space‐Time Variations of Human Capital Assets Across U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1980 to 2000
Changes in the Inequality of Earnings for Young Men in Metropolitan Labor Markets, 1979-1989
Education or Creativity
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,63 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |