Are You Moving without Knowing It?  Redefining Metro/Micropolitan Areas
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
2:00 PM Eastern

A recent proposal to redefine statistical areas would change the label applied to 144 of the 392 MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas), making them micropolitan areas instead. Hear from federal government experts about the full details of the proposal and their ramifications for federal statistical and funding programs. Learn the implications for affected localities and economic researchers. Learn how you can weigh in with comments to the Office of Management and Budget while the proposals are still under review.

 Moderator:

• Juliette Tennert, Director of Economics and Public Policy at the Univeristy of Utah’s Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute.

Panelists:

• Bob Sivinski, Senior Statistician at the Office of Management and Budget
• James Fitzsimmons, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
• Paul Mackun, U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
• George W. Hammond, Director, Economic and Business Research Center, University of Arizona