title: Metropolitan population size and economic well-being.
abstract: A multi-equation recursive model is specified wherein the level and inequality of income in US metropolitan areas are functions of population, labor force characteristics, industrial structure, and occupational structure.  Parameters are estimated for a 1980 sample of 120 standard metropolitan statistical areas representative of all population sizes.  These parameters suggest that metropolitan areas of 1.9 million population demonstrate on average the greatest inequality, ceteris paribus.  Population proved not to be strongly correlated with per capita income, either directly or indirectly.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Galster
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004651:Employment; D006280:Health Workforce; D007182:Income; D007221:Industry; D018803:Models, Economic; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009656:North America; D009790:Occupations; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011156:Population Density; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Americas; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Factors; Economic Model; Human Resources; Income; Income Distribution; Industry; Labor Force; Macroeconomic Factors; Models, Theoretical; North America; Northern America; Occupations; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Size; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; United States; Urban Population