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Metropolitan area
About: Metropolitan area is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 26029 publications have been published within this topic receiving 385648 citations. The topic is also known as: metro & metro area.
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TL;DR: The authors found that workers in the manufacturing sector earn higher wages when they are in urban labor markets that have a larger share of national or metropolitan employment in their same occupation and industry groups.
152 citations
01 Oct 1983
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined management techniques used by 58 female owners of small businesses in three eastern metropolitan areas and found that financially successful women owners delegated their success to other women owners.
Abstract: This research project examines management techniques used by 58 female owners of small businesses in three eastern metropolitan areas. Data indicate that financially successful women owners delegat...
151 citations
01 Jan 2004
TL;DR: This full-scale reversal of blacks' "great migration" north during the early part of the 20th century reflects the South's economic growth and modernization, its improved race relations, and the longstanding cultural and kinship ties it holds for black families.
Abstract: This full-scale reversal of blacks’ “Great Migration” north during the early part of the 20th century reflects the South’s economic growth and modernization, its improved race relations, and the longstanding cultural and kinship ties it holds for black families. This new pattern has augmented a sizeable and growing black middle class in the South’s major metropolitan areas. Findings An analysis of migration data from the past four decennial censuses at regional, state, and metropolitan-area levels indicates that:
151 citations
01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest encyclopedic art museums with artworks spanning more than 5,000 years from all corners of the globe as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: B AC K G R O U N D The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world’s largest encyclopedic art museums with artworks spanning more than 5,000 years from all corners of the globe. The multi-cultural richness of the collection positions the Met as a truly global museum; it is a must-see museum for tourists, and a source of enormous pride for New Yorkers. Now, the Met is spreading this message to tourists and locals alike through an institutional advertising campaign.
151 citations
TL;DR: Access and quality in rural areas were either equivalent or superior to that provided in urban areas, however, rural residents have greater difficulty obtaining mental health services and generally face greater financial barriers to care.
Abstract: Numerous state and federal programs and policies aim to improve rural health care. This study compares access to and quality of medical care in urban and rural areas from the perspective of physicians and patients, using a broad set of indicators taken from the 2000–2001 Community Tracking Study (CTS) Physician and Household Surveys. Across most dimensions examined, access and quality in rural areas—even rural counties not adjacent to metropolitan areas—were either equivalent or superior to that provided in urban areas. However, rural residents have greater difficulty obtaining mental health services and generally face greater financial barriers to care.
150 citations