Research at the county-level: Macro or Micro?

Question

Is research at the county-level considered applied micro or applied micro? The standard undergrad definitions (**"micro" = "individual"**, **"macro" = "nation"**) are of no help with units of measurement that lie in between.Any help is appreciated.

Answer 1

The answer is a bit of both. You will be looking at individual industries and businesses which are key to the counties macro economy. you can see how counties behave a bit like countries within, say, The European Union (free labor mobility, unrestricted trade etc..) The individual industries and the behavior of households would be mostly microeconomic in nature but have impacts on the county in a macro sense as well