June, 2006

Schools, Scholarships, and Work

by Frank Levy

June 21st, 2006

In the last two days, everyone has put up interesting posts and Will, the moderator, has sneaked in a few questions of his own. A lot to discuss but I will keep my responses short.
On Ed’s question—what’s to become of Vestal—I am somewhere between Robin and Richard. Ed grew up in Vestal just like I [...]

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Immigration, Density, and Tolerance

by Richard Florida

June 20th, 2006

Great post, Robin. You and I agree on two things, both backed by solid empirical findings.
Immigration: The most powerful driver of economic development in small and mid-sized regions, as Rise of the Creative Class points out, is immigration. The other factors Robin and I have debated, the gay index and bohemian index, are important [...]

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