The Atlantic asks: What is the most dynamic city in the post-recession world? “The surprising answer is Istanbul, according to a new report that shows the developing world is leading the way out of the Great Recession.”
I, of course, wanted to know if Canadian cities were among the world's “most dynamic cities”. The Atlantic is reportingon a study and list of the world's largest cities generated by the Brookings Institution. And, as it turns out, Montreal is among the world's “most dynamic cities” and, in fact, is Canada's lone entry on that list. (I would have guessed, given its connection and proximity to booming Asian economies, that it might have been Vancouver). In fact, Montreal along with Melbourne, Australia and Austin, Texas, are the only cities from the developed world on the list which was put together by the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.
Brookings says its “Global MetroMonitor examines data on economic output and employment in 150 of the world’s largest metropolitan economies, located in 53 countries, from 1993 to 2010.” As a result, Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver were the only cities that made it into the Brookings' database.
Read: The Atlantic: 30 Most Dynamic Cities in the World
Read: Brookings Institution: Global MetroMonitor: The Path to Economic Recovery