President's Message: How Do Small Towns Grow?

Tom Barkin

Econ Focus, 2025, vol. 25, issue 3Q, 1-2

Abstract: Following the Great Recession, the dominant narrative around rural communities has been one of population loss: opportunities are few, so kids leave small hometowns behind. No one moves in to replace them. And a sad but real demographic reality is that an older population means larger natural population losses, as well.

Keywords: Small Town and Rural Communities; Economic Growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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