Briefing
Responding to Urban Decline
Pinto, Santiago; Sablik, Timothy (2017-07)
In recent decades, a number of once-prominent U.S. cities have experienced economic hardship and significant population loss. Policymakers in those cities want to jump-start growth and improve prospects for the people who live there. But where should they begin? This Economic Brief surveys economic studies on a variety of urban policy interventions and provides lessons for policymakers.
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Issue July

Journal Article
Location dynamics: a key consideration for urban policy
Brinkman, Jeffrey (2014)
What determines where businesses and households locate? Location decisions can affect the economic health of cities and metropolitan areas. But as Jeffrey Brinkman explains, how firms, residents, and workers go about choosing where to locate can involve complex interactions with sometimes unpredictable consequences.
Business Review , Issue 1 , Pages 9-15