Topic: Economy
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Would You Be Better Off in a Different City?
A new tool from the Sunlight Foundation aims to quantify real-world differences in quality of life across the country.
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Why China Lags on Innovation and Creativity
The world's most populous nation is an industrial powerhouse, but it has not yet transitioned to a knowledge-based economy.
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Maps
The United States of Craigslist
What if we drew our regions based on Craigslist's influence?
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Should the Post Office Be Saved?
Today's business-centric view of the mail system stands in contrast to its historical civic mandate
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The Next Metro Economy
In New York, Growing a Technology Hub
The city invests millions to build a state-of-the-art technology campus
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Rankings
List of the Day: America's Power Regions
New Geography's list of the five areas that will do best post-election day, no matter who wins
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The Emerging and Interconnected 'Megapolitan' Regions
The next urban agglomerations will be big, populated and crucial to the economy
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Maps
Where Creative Class Women Should Work
Some states treat their creative women better than others
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Rankings
The Best U.S. States for Working Women
Geography makes a clear difference in how much women earn in the workforce
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Urban Wonk
The 19 Building Types That Caused the Recession
How suburban storage units and big box food stores brought down the economy
