Join Younjun Kim, ISU, for a Human Resources Workshop on Thursday, November 1, 3:40 pm - 5:00 pm, 360 Heady Hall. His talk is entitled, "Growth in Rural Areas: Evidence from Iowa." 

Abstract: Specialized clusters encourage entry into rural markets while proximity to upstream suppliers matters only for urban firm entry. Rural firm entry follows the pattern theorized by Porter (1990).  Urban firm entry does not follow the patterns suggested by Romer (1986), Porter (1990) or Jacobs (1969).