Sonsma, J.S. (2013) Doomed? Thesis about the performance of the least creative MSA's in the U.S. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
The 50 least creative metropolitan statistical areas of Richard Florida´s creative class ranking will be tested for their attractiveness. The misconception that MSA’s with a low creativity index are also unattractive is central. Population growth, job growth, percentage college and graduates, median housing costs, cost of living and unemployment are the new variables which will determine attractiveness. For the 50 MSA´s, the average score for attractiveness is low for two variables, the share of college and graduates and income. On the other side, the median house price is lower, modest population growth as well as job growth, a lower unemployment rate and lower cost of living. There is a relation between attractiveness for a city and the education of the people. High skilled people see the least creative MSA’s as unattractive and will not live there, while low skilled people see the MSA’s as attractive because of its low costs.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | van Steen, P.J.M. and Norris, D. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:40 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:40 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2578 |
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