Lagging Regions in the U.S. are Thriving in the Post-Covid-19 Era: Nice but Why?

Batabyal, Amitrajeet (2024): Lagging Regions in the U.S. are Thriving in the Post-Covid-19 Era: Nice but Why?

Abstract

New empirical research shows that the so-called lagging regions in the U.S. have prospered in the post-Covid-19 era. Drawing on this research, we describe the sense in which these lagging regions have prospered. Next, we discuss how these same regions compare with the non-lagging regions in the U.S. Finally, we offer a preliminary explanation for this documented prosperity.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Business Growth, County, Federal Assistance, Job Creation, Lagging Region
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R2 - Household Analysis > R23 - Regional Migration ; Regional Labor Markets ; Population ; Neighborhood Characteristics; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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