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Big cities and the highly educated: what's the connection

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Why are more college-educated workers gravitating to large metropolitan areas? As Jeffrey Brinkman explains, amenities are increasingly important in people?s location decisions, a trend that may help inform urban policymaking.

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  • Jeffrey Brinkman, 2015. "Big cities and the highly educated: what's the connection," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 10-15.
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