Investigating the Role of Geography in Economics
Rubinton, Hannah (2022-03-17)
Hannah Rubinton, an economist at the St. Louis Fed, explores how geography might affect one’s college attainment.
On the Economy

Journal Article
Geographic Patterns of Innovation Across U.S. States: 1980-2010
LaBelle, Jesse; Santacreu, Ana Maria (2021-04-05)
The distribution of innovation in the United States has become more concentrated and has shifted to the West.
Economic Synopses , Issue 5 , Pages 1-3

COVID-19 Disruptions by Race, Ethnicity and Geography: An Update
Gutkowski, Violeta A. (2022-07-21)
In 2021, low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities of color were still more likely to report disruptions than LMI communities that were primarily white.
On the Economy

Working Paper
The Diffusion of New Technologies
Kalyani, Aakash; Bloom, Nicholas; Carvalho, Marcela; Hassan, Tarek A.; Lerner, Joshua; Tahoun, Ahmed (2024-08-26)
We identify phrases associated with novel technologies using textual analysis of patents, job postings, and earnings calls, enabling us to identify four stylized facts on the diffusion of jobs relating to new technologies. First, the development of economically impactful new technologies is geographically highly concentrated, more so even than overall patenting: 56% of the most economically impactful technologies come from just two U.S. locations, Silicon Valley and the Northeast Corridor. Second, as the technologies mature and the number of related jobs grows, hiring spreads geographically. ...
Working Papers , Paper 2024-009