Regional divergence: why cities are growing faster than regions w/ Robert Sobyra | EP160

<p>Why are cities growing faster than regional areas in many economies around the world, including in Australia, the US, and UK? Robert Sobyra of Construction Skills Queensland explains his recent research findings to show host Gene Tunny. Robert and Gene discuss what the predominance of high-skilled employment growth in cities means for regional economies, and whether policy measures to address the regional divergence would be desirable.</p><p>Please get in touch with any questions, comments and suggestions by emailing us at <a href="mailto:contact@economicsexplored.com" target="_blank">contact@economicsexplored.com</a> or sending a voice message via <a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored" target="_blank">https://www.speakpipe.com/economicsexplored</a>. </p><h3>Links relevant to the conversation</h3><p>Rob’s LinkedIn profile:</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sobyra/?originalSubdomain=au" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-sobyra/?originalSubdomain=au</a></p><p>Rob’s LinkedIn article “Why Regions Are Falling Behind – And What To Do About It”:</p><p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-regions-falling-behind-what-do-robert-sobyra/?trackingId=Dkp0A2saS8KUycrU1Q9IZw%3D%3D" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-regions-falling-behind-what-do-robert-sobyra/?trackingId=Dkp0A2saS8KUycrU1Q9IZw%3D%3D</a></p><p>Rob’s research paper:</p><p><a href="https://osf.io/2ywd8" target="_blank">https://osf.io/2ywd8</a></p><p>Data mentioned by Gene:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trend-deck-2021-urbanisation/trend-deck-2021-urbanisation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/trend-deck-2021-urbanisation/trend-deck-2021-urbanisation</a></p><p><a href="https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS?locations=US" target="_blank">Urban population (% of total population) - United States</a></p><p><a href="https://population.un.org/wup/Publications/Files/WUP2018-Highlights.pdf" target="_blank">https://population.un.org