Knowledge Workers and the Clustering Effect

Big Cities Lure Smart People. Don’t Fight It, Fed Economists Say

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-10-30/big-cities-lure-smart-people-don-t-fight-it-fed-economists-say 

Meanwhile some states are struggling to overcome population decline:

Maine will help you pay off your student loans if you move there

https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/25/health/maine-student-loan-relief-trnd/index.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/15/maine-is-providing-student-debt-relief-to-people-willing-to-work-there.html