Randy, the national is an aggregation of the regions. We use national out of convenience. Our data are national aggregates. Most of our rules are national (in violation of tenth amendment).
Most of the action is in cities (city-centered metropolitan regions). This is where we have tremendous variation. This is why I am wary of "national urban policy". Growth is job #1. Growth comes via productivity. The latter is achieved in various agglomerations. Silicon Valley is Exhibit A but there are others. I may be wide of your concerns. Best, PG ________________________________ From: Regional Science Information Exchange <[email protected]> on behalf of Randall Jackson <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 2:03:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Problems that demand a regional approach Summer Greetings, I’m working on a position paper this summer emphasizing the value of subnational regional solutions. I have some examples, but would welcome additional examples of socio-economic problems that a) Can only be addressed using a sub-national regional approach b) Would best be addressed using a sub-national regional approach c) Or would best be approached using an interregional or multi-regional approach If you have ideas or if you have citations to examples from the literature that I might not have considered, please send them my way. Many thanks in advance! Randall Jackson, West Virginia University Office: 304-293-8734 Cell: 304-685-4747 Fax: 304-293-6699 http://www.rri.wvu.edu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.rri.wvu.edu_&d=DwMGaQ&c=clK7kQUTWtAVEOVIgvi0NU5BOUHhpN0H8p7CSfnc_gI&r=fu31YUYixDHriE3muwaumA&m=gNdO6ITBmqSdgpw-c4o-EVmqAzoMCRP29Ee-WAHD_f8&s=olfNBxLfwe8k-HqHLBTXT4GQGrqxZADQtbvMPiDC5b0&e=>
