The Equality of Opportunity Project shows local factors matter, but even more for black kids We now have a rich understanding of how where you grow up influences your life prospects. As we reported last
Local neighborhoods matter even more for black kids Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Cities talent and prosperity. The latest report from the Economic Innovation Group has some interesting zip code data on the relative economic performance of the nation’s neighborhoods. Their
The Week Observed, October 26, 2018 Read Post »
A new study claiming ride-hailing increases crashes and deaths leaves some questions unanswered. A new study from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business makes the provocative claim that the advent of ride-hailing services
Unsafe Uber? Lethal Lyft? We’re skeptical Read Post »
America’s economy is increasingly driven by the concentration of talent in cities The Economic Innovation Group (aka EIG, a DC-based think tank) has been compiling some interesting data on the relative economic performance of different
Cities, talent and prosperity Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Now we are four. October 17 marked City Observatory’s fourth birthday. We celebrated with a shout-out to our founders, funders and partners, and reflected on what we think
The Week Observed, October 19, 2018 Read Post »
Whether at the neighborhood or metropolitan level, more job growth doesn’t seem to improve economic mobility There’s a seemingly un-questioned (and unquestionable) truth among economic development practitioners that more job creation is the universal answer
The limits of job creation Read Post »
