What lies behind concerns about the way metropolitan areas have been spreading out over the past several decades? This spreading out, or sprawl, is reflected in lower density and centralization in metropolitan areas. In "Sprawl: What's in a Name?" Tim Schiller highlights some recent trends...

Tim Schiller examines how the U.S. and the Third District labor force will change as the baby boomers start to retire in large numbers and women’s participation in the workforce levels off. These and other demographic shifts will affect the supply and demand for workers among different...

National trends such as slower population growth, an aging population, and immigrants as a larger component of the population are mirrored in the Third District states (Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware). These trends are likely to persist and perhaps even accelerate well into the future....