Firm-specific data were used to analyze variation in employment and establishment dy-namics (birth, death, expansion, and contraction) of metro, metro-adjacent, and non-metro re-gions in the State of Kansas. To account for overall dynamism, a model of regional change based on classical economic...

Tourism promotion represents popular public policy because of its focus on image improvement. After all, what politician would criticize efforts to “boost†the perception of one’s own state and advertise the resources that draw attention, visitation, and positive notoriety?...