Martin Prosperity Institute Research

by Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander Abstract: This study examines the effects of post-industrial socio-economic structures on the geographic variation in smoking and obesity. Our central hypothesis is that geographic variation in levels of both smoking and obesity will be systematically associated with the geographic distribution of factors associated with post-industrial metros such as human [...]

by Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander, Kevin Stolarick and Adrienne Ross Abstract: This research examines the effect of skill in cities on regional wages.  In place of the extant literature’s focus on human capital or knowledge-based or creative occupations, we focus our analysis on actual skills.  We use cluster analysis to identify three broad skill types [...]

by Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Peter J. Rentfrow Submitted June 2010; Revised October 2010 Abstract: Our research examines the role of post-industrial structures and values on happiness across the nations of the world. We argue that these structures and values shape happiness in ways that go beyond the previously examined effects of income. Drawing [...]