Lagging regions in the U.S. are thriving in the post-COVID-19 era: Nice but why?

Amitrajeet Batabyal

Romanian Journal of Regional Science, 2024, vol. 18, issue 2, 35-44

Abstract: New empirical research shows that the so-called lagging regions in the U.S. have prospered in the post-Covid-19 era. Drawing on this research, we describe the sense in which these lagging regions have prospered. Next, we discuss how these same regions compare with the non-lagging regions in the U.S. Finally, we offer a preliminary explanation for this documented prosperity.

Keywords: business growth; county; federal assistance; job creation; lagging region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R11 R23 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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