caa a22 4500 606165576 CHVBK 20210128100654.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00168-014-0651-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00168-014-0651-z Up in the air: the role of airports for regional economic development [Elektronische Daten] [Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander, Thomas Holgersson] Our research examines the role of airports in regional development. Specifically, we examine two things: (1) the factors associated with whether or not a metro will have an airport, and (2) the effect of airport activities on regional economic development. Based on multiple regression analysis for U.S. metros, our research generates four key findings. First, airports are more likely to be located in larger metros with higher shares of cultural workers and warmer winters. Second, airports add significantly to regional development measured as economic output per capita. Third, the effect of airports on regional development occurs through two channels—their capacity to move both people and cargo, with the former being somewhat more important. Fourth, the impact of airports on regional development varies with their size and scale. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Florida Richard Martin Prosperity Institute in the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada aut Mellander Charlotta Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden aut Holgersson Thomas Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden aut The Annals of Regional Science Springer Berlin Heidelberg 54/1(2015-01-01), 197-214 0570-1864 54:1<197 2015 54 168 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-014-0651-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-014-0651-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Florida Richard Martin Prosperity Institute in the Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mellander Charlotta Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Holgersson Thomas Jönköping International Business School, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Annals of Regional Science Springer Berlin Heidelberg 54/1(2015-01-01), 197-214 0570-1864 54:1<197 2015 54 168