Posts Tagged ‘ economic development ’

Entrepreneurship Equals Regional Economic Growth

May 17th, 2010 | By Dawn R. Rivers | Category: Research

Economic development types, especially those in chronically depressed areas and in rural areas, will be interested to know that, according to newly released research, entrepreneurial activity is negatively impacted by the presence of large, entrenched companies within the community. So much for “smoke-stack chasing.” The research paper in question, entitled New Business Clustering in U.S. [...]

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Unconventional Thinkers: Paul Glover

Jun 8th, 2009 | By Dawn R. Rivers | 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 [...]

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Research: Rural Economies Prove Surprisingly Dynamic

Feb 18th, 2008 | By Dawn R. Rivers | 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 [...]

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