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Exploring Our Region’S Prosperity, Sheila A. Martin, Emily Picha
Exploring Our Region’S Prosperity, Sheila A. Martin, Emily Picha
Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies Publications
Prosperity refers to the economic success of the regional economy and can be measured using income data. In order to assess regional prosperity in the Portland Metropolitan region, we will consider two measures of income: aggregate regional income (Metropolitan GDP) and income for individuals and households. In addition, we will discuss poverty levels in the Portland Metropolitan region according to the federal poverty standard. To ascertain the significant income variations both within the region and between comparable regions, this paper will compare counties within the Portland Metropolitan region and discuss how Portland measures up to ten "comparator regions" in the …