Commentary and Analysis

With Peloton outsourcing production of its bikes and treadmills, John Austin explains the advantages of the move.

John Austin joined the European Committee of the Regions to discuss the link between populism and place, and how populism grows in deindustrialized regions.

To tackle the political and economic inflation emergency, "it will require leaning in to trade relationships with friends and allies we trust."

Geographically targeted economic development strategies can serve as an antidote to political extremism in formerly industrial regions.

“Transatlantic effort to accelerate economic change in industrial heartland regions has huge implications,” cowrites John Austin in the National Interest.

Improvements to quality of life over "business friendliness" are key to rebuilding the rust belt. John Austin discusses on Daily Detroit.

“Repaired and updated infrastructure-based amenities should train their focus on distressed communities first,” write John Austin and Alex Hitch in Governing.

“By centering our economic and trade relations with our friends, we can drive a more powerful collective recovery,” writes John Austin in Our Towns.

Data show that quality of life, not business, is the driving factor for rebuilding the Midwest's economy. John Austin and coauthors explain in Brookings.

John Austin, Brian Hanson, and coauthors write how leaders must address economic opportunity gaps with geography as a root cause of polarization.