Why Have Cleveland and Pittsburgh's Economies Diverged So Much In The Past Several Decades?

By Drew Maziasz

Published September 8, 2021 at 3:50 PM EDT

On the Sound of Ideas, we discuss why Pittsburgh has fared better economically over the past few decades than Cleveland. [ESB Professional / shutterstock]

- Ben Armstrong, Ph.D., Research Scientist, & Interim Executive Director, Industrial Performance Center, MIT
- Tim Bartik, Ph.D., Senior Economist, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
- Ned Hill, Ph.D., Professor of Economic Development, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
- Sabina Deitrick, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Urban Planning & Co-Director, Urban and Regional Analysis Program, University Center for Social and Urban Research University of Pittsburgh
- Christopher Briem, Regional Economist, University Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh

- Dominick Faranacci, Trumpeter

- Jerome Jennings, Drummer

- Dan Wilson, Guitarist

- Christian McBride, Bassist