The New Geography of Jobs
- ISBN-10
- 0547750110
- ISBN-13
- 9780547750118
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 294
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Author
- Enrico Moretti
Description
A rising young economist at Berkeley makes correlations between success and geography, explaining how such rising centers of innovation as San Francisco, Boston and Austin are likely to offer influential opportunities and shape the national and global economies in positive or detrimental ways.
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