Pritzker Fellow Adrian Perkins on "Workforce: Middle America’s Brain Drain"

(Current UChicago Students Only)

Tuesday, March 28

12:30-1:45 PM

There has been an exodus of people and industry from middle America over the last few decades, driven by outsourcing and automation. Cities in the Midwest and South aren’t just losing people, they are often losing talent to growing coastal cities with more sophisticated and diverse economies. This creates a chicken and egg problem for smaller cities. They can’t lure the industry needed for economic development because they first require a workforce, which they can’t attract without available jobs. We’ll discuss how some cities are solving their workforce problems and the political impacts of these diverging communities.

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact Ashley Jorn (ashleyjorn@uchicago.edu).