Jacob France Institute Official: Retention is Best Strategy for City Growth
April 20, 2015
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Seema Iyer, associate director of the University of Baltimore's Jacob France Institute, tells The Baltimore Sun that the city's most effective strategy for population growth involves retaining those families who already live in Baltimore.
Once the children of these families reach school age, Iyer said, the likelihood of staying increases.
"Inertia is a good thing," she said. "The longer they stay, the more social networks they have, social, economically and emotionally. … Retention is really our best strategy to get people to want to live here for the long term."
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