![]() A resident of Columbus, Ohio, laments how the absence of 30,000 students and staff sapped demand for local businesses. As a natural experiment, ask how they suffered when covid-19 sent people home. Mayors want to revive town centres, so luring youthful consumers is a big plus. One is to bring in young people, often a city-sized population. They in turn spread prosperity, in three ways. Almost a quarter of National Institutes of Health federal grants for developing drugs and medical technologies go to Midwestern institutions. Mr Austin tots up 21% of America’s patent filings, by companies and universities in the region. It does not do so well in STEM subjects, claiming just six of 25 top-ranked STEM colleges. The Midwest has 16 of the country’s 50 top-ranked medical schools, five of the 25 best computer-science ones, and 17 of 63 leading research universities. (In fact, by defining the Midwest expansively, he counts 20.) The “big ten” state universities, which oddly number 14, have 600,000 students, 50,000 faculty and draw annual research funds of $10.6bn, more than the Ivy League and Californian universities combined. He says 15 of the world’s 200 top-ranked research universities are there. ![]() John Austin, at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs, has written a study arguing that the Midwest’s institutional brainpower is exceptional. Your browser does not support the element.Įnjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android.
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