Shrinking Smart: U.S. Population Decline and Footloose Human Capital

Franklin, Rachel S.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-63197-4_9

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“…Simply through the natural passage of time, as older generations are replaced by younger, places should become more educated, on averageeven if they are shrinking. This is, in fact, what is documented by Franklin (2017), who looks at urban population loss between 2000 and 2010 and the accompanying shifts in educational attainment. All the largest shrinking cities became more educated overall for the population aged 25 years and older.…”

Section: Decline Is Dynamicsupporting

confidence: 63%

I come to bury (population) growth, not to praise it

Franklin

2020

Spatial Economic Analysis

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This paper reflects on regional perspectives in a post-growth world, taking the case of population loss as an example. Building on existing knowledge and illustrating with descriptive examples, three aspects of population loss that bear further study are highlighted: its ubiquity, dynamism and geography. The paper closes by emphasizing the importance of researching, thinking about and engaging with population loss to contribute to our understanding of a world of less, not more.

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Section: Decline Is Dynamicsupporting

confidence: 63%

I come to bury (population) growth, not to praise it

Franklin

2020

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Labor Force Aging and the Composition of Regional Human Capital

Prenzel

Iammarino

2021

Economic Geography

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Human capital investments are frequently suggested as a policy measure to cope with smaller and older labour forces caused by demographic change across Europe. However, the availability and composition of human capital is fundamentally intertwined with demographic structures, especially at a regional level. This paper analyses how ageing is related to the regional composition of human capital for 324 German regions between 2000 and 2010. The findings show that labour force ageing is associated with lower educational attainment, and that older labour forces have higher shares of traditional vocational degrees. On a national level, education expansion still sufficiently compensates for the effects of population ageing, but regional human capital composition shows distinct trends.

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Shrinking Smart: U.S. Population Decline and Footloose Human Capital

Cited by 2 publications

References 21 publications

I come to bury (population) growth, not to praise it

I come to bury (population) growth, not to praise it

Labor Force Aging and the Composition of Regional Human Capital

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