Naji Makarem

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    How friendships and networks matter for urban economic development

How friendships and networks matter for urban economic development

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Why do some cities perform so much better than others? According to new research from, Naji P. Makarem, it’s not just down to their resources – both human and physical – but also how people and organizations interact and work together. In studying social relations in business communities, he finds that while San Francisco’s diverse and connected social structure […]

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    A tale of two cities: How San Francisco surged forward while LA fell behind

A tale of two cities: How San Francisco surged forward while LA fell behind

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For most of the twentieth century, the Los Angeles region had one of the county’s best performing economies. But now, incomes of those in the San Francisco Bay area outpace those in LA by a third. In their new book, Michael Storper, Thomas Kemeny, Naji Makarem, & Taner Osman take a close look at how San Francisco has thrived […]

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