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→Research of Bruce Katz and Julie Wagoner, Brookings Institute
•Makes claim that innovation districts can mitigate income inequality.
oWhen describing “Innovation districts” near medical centers, claims that 50% of STEM careers in these locales do not require bachelor’s degrees, suggesting that they are counting medical techs, nurse’s aids, etc. as “STEM careers”
oMany of jobs most accessible to less well-educated workers would be in the service sector. No evidence that these would be well-paying.
oClose examinations of Philadelphia and Oklahoma City suggest that residents from nearby impoverished zip codes are not taking jobs in the “innovation district.”
"Innovation Districts can grow better and more accessible jobs at a time of rising poverty and social inequality" (p.4)
"platform for regenerating adjoining neighborhoods" (p.19)
"Practitioners noted the need to be purposeful in hiring, training, and supporting local talent, with the ultimate goal of giving low-income workers economically-mobile career paths with family-sustaining wages." (p. 19)
=Zip codes to compare for "Innovation Districts"=
