Theme: Innovation geography.
Subject Article: "Will Portland Always Be a Retirement Community for the Young?"
Other Links: 1. "Field Of Dreams Portland."
2. "We Got More Educated, We Are Better Off... Right? An Analysis of Regional Conversion of Bachelors Degree Attainment into Positive Labor Market Outcomes."
Postscript: In reaction to the subject article, Alan Berube (Brookings) tweeted, "Portland is 'overeducated and underemployed but GDP per head up 50% since 2001? Doesn't add up." Consider manufacturing. employment goes down while production goes up. More efficient labor means less people benefit from gains in economic output. Welp, "You Can’t Feed a Family With G.D.P.":
Percent change indexed to 1993 level
%
40
30
20
10
0
Per Capita G.D.P.
Median household income
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
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