Posts Tagged ‘ economic development ’

Unconventional Thinkers: Paul Glover

Jun 8th, 2009 | By Dawn Rivers Baker | Category: Unconventional Thinkers

Currency has value because people decide, collectively, that it has value. If you stop and think about it, the dollar you use to buy that Snickers® bar is nothing more than a piece of paper with a lot of elaborate printing on it. The piece of paper has meaning because we have all agreed that [...]



Research: Rural Economies Prove Surprisingly Dynamic

Feb 18th, 2008 | By Dawn Rivers Baker | Category: Research

While high population density areas of the country have the highest concentration of economic activity, the rates of establishment births and deaths in urban versus rural areas show surprisingly small (but statistically significant) variations. Such is the conclusion reached in a new working paper released by the SBA Office of Advocacy last week. As the [...]