Regional Economic Systems after COVID-19

Edited by Fred Olayele, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

• Contents:PART I THE ECONOMIC REDESIGN IMPERATIVE1 Introduction: the economic redesign imperative 2Fred OlayelePART II OCCUPATIONAL IDENTITY, REGIONALRESPONSES, AND POPULATION DENSITY2 Striving despite disruption: young people’s occupationalidentity and economic opportunity during COVID-19 10Jaclyn Kelly and Anindya Kundu3 COVID-19 in New Zealand: consequences, policies, andregional responses 41David Wilson, Patrick McVeigh and Harvey Brookes4 The overblown role of population density in theCOVID-19 pandemic in New York City 67Yu Zhong and Bertrand TeirlinckPART III EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE ECONOMICRECOVERIES AND CASE STUDIES5 Gender equality as an economic imperative ina post-pandemic era 94Bernadette Maria Antão Fernandes and Herb Emery6 The imperative of childcare provision as critical infrastructure 112Melissa Pumphrey and Poorvi Goel7 The future of work and inclusion: case studies andtakeaways for economic developers 133Swati Ghosh and Louise AndersonPART IV FACTOR REALLOCATION AND REGIONALINNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS8 Modeling decreased labor access after the COVID-19pandemic: economic, social, and demographic implications 149Jeffrey Dykes, Billy Leung and Fred Olayele9 Neighborhood vulnerability in critical infrastructure and services 168Kyle Marks and Joyce Jauer10 Clusters and regional transformation: establishingactionable forward agendas 186Ifor Ffowcs-Williams11 The global visitor economy and resilience challenge:Mallorca’s destination resurgence in perspective 203Fergus T. Maclaren and Bartomeu Deya Canals12 FDI, innovation superclusters, and value creation inCanada’s ocean sector 225Fred OlayeleIndex 236