tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post5670675715941794405..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: A Second American CenturyJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-46256312625245611252014-03-04T15:44:18.453-05:002014-03-04T15:44:18.453-05:00If you're talking about metros, use metro stat...If you're talking about metros, use metro statistics. If you're talking about downtowns, use downtown statistics.<br /><br />County boundaries are economically meaningful, and you shouldn't represent them as such. As a geographer you should have access to better data.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-16542335090087996382014-02-20T21:55:29.357-05:002014-02-20T21:55:29.357-05:00No, I don't see Cleveland as more promising th...No, I don't see Cleveland as more promising than St. Louis. I do see some indications that St. Louis has a much better talent migration profile than Cleveland does.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-33580050893538277442014-02-20T21:47:52.646-05:002014-02-20T21:47:52.646-05:00So you do see Cleveland as more promising than St....So you do see Cleveland as more promising than St. Louis. St. Louis' Metro population, property values, and GDP have done better over the last decade though.Matthew Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-56945549222046237932014-02-20T16:24:19.290-05:002014-02-20T16:24:19.290-05:00"The numbers suggest that St. Louis is in a s..."The numbers suggest that St. Louis is in a significantly better position than Cleveland."<br /><br />Which numbers?Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-21544841533007048972014-02-20T11:34:28.202-05:002014-02-20T11:34:28.202-05:00Are you suggesting that Cleveland will play a part...Are you suggesting that Cleveland will play a part in the new economy you describe, but that St. Louis won't? The numbers suggest that St. Louis is in a significantly better position than Cleveland. How can we distinguish between those places that will participate in the new economy and those that won't?Matt Hallnoreply@blogger.com