tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post2846775397169462284..comments2024-03-26T19:10:00.791-04:00Comments on West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more): The paradox of New HavenJosephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-68262723410585773082011-05-11T11:28:15.967-04:002011-05-11T11:28:15.967-04:00While the poverty rate in New Haven in alarming th...While the poverty rate in New Haven in alarming there are many signs of positive change due in no small part to the University's recent focus on improving New Haven outside its walls.<br /><br />The early stats show success in the worst national economy in decades.<br /><br />1) New Haven has the highest residential occupancy rate in the Country according to Bloomberg.<br /><br />2) New Haven grew jobs more than any other city in CT over the last year.<br /><br />3) New Haven's population grew faster than any other city in New England over 100,000 Pop. in the last decade surpassing Hartford for second most populous city in CT.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03502898522829208272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-43503250194829265152011-03-15T14:13:15.915-04:002011-03-15T14:13:15.915-04:00@Travis: I completely agree. The trick appears t...@Travis: I completely agree. The trick appears to be getting a stock of high-end jobs to locate within a city. It is this (different to predict) phenomenon that seems to matter for urban prosperity. <br /><br />But how do you get the next "Microsoft" or "Boeing" to set roots in your area?Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760453165301871031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-47060714967980717982011-03-15T13:13:52.004-04:002011-03-15T13:13:52.004-04:00A good university helps, but that won't keep t...A good university helps, but that won't keep the talent around. I went to UW and most of my friends stayed in the area after getting their degree. Its companies like Microsoft, Amazon, Boeing, and other high-end jobs that help that region.<br /><br />I'm from the Central Valley in California, and there are a number of schools there - UCs in Davis and Merced; CSUs in Sacramento, Stanislaus, Fresno, Bakersfield, etc. Most of these aren't at the level of Yale or UW, but they still produce Bachelors, Masters, and PhDs. The problem is that most of the students leave the area after getting their degree, going to places like the Bay Area of southern CA. The schools educate people, but there needs to be a reason to stick around. I don't know the east coast well, but I imagine its too easy for Yale grads to get jobs in places like DC, New York, or Boston.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426210488219148775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6976144462093297473.post-83708806916111514422011-03-14T16:03:28.844-04:002011-03-14T16:03:28.844-04:00Glaeser actually manages to do something worse tha...Glaeser actually manages to do something worse than arguing correlation implies causation; he argues that example implies causation even when there is no general correlation.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705408455380402571noreply@blogger.com