This article explores whether geography still matters in state economic development. The authors consider how distinct state growth is from regional context and what a new economic map of the states would look like; for instance, would the states arrange themselves contiguously or distantly, and...

One of the purposes of the secondary mortgage market is to move funds from areas of capital surplus to areas of capital shortage. If mortgage funds move freely throughout the economy then the price of mortgage funds (the terms of the mortgage) should be the same everywhere. Thus, if the...