The economic convergence of American regions has greatly slowed, and rates of long-term
nonemployment have even been diverging. Simultaneously, the rate of non-employment for …

New,“big data” sources allow measurement of city characteristics and outcome variables at
higher collection frequencies and more granular geographic scales than ever before …

Differences in employment-population ratios across US commuting zones have persisted for
many decades. We claim these disparities represent real gaps in economic opportunity for …

Prior research emphasizes the centrality of audit offices in understanding auditing practices,
and documents significant interoffice variation in audit outcomes based on industry expertise …

Although infrastructure and innovation play important roles in fostering a country's economic
growth, discussion in the literature about how the two are connected is limited. This paper …

The total return to higher education is the rate of return based on earnings plus non-
monetary private and social benefits beyond earnings that captures higher education's …

The purpose of this paper is to examine the role played by built heritages and cultural
environments, alongside other locational factors, in explaining the growth of human capital …

Abstract Theory and evidence suggest that people born in different countries complement
each other in the labor market. Immigrant diversity could augment productivity by enabling …

Remarkable academic interest and substantial funding from national and supranational
bodies have been concentrating on the topic of smart cities; consequently, smart city policies …

Education is the process of learning and expanding culture, and, as it contributes to the
improvement of the human condition through better knowledge, health, living conditions …