employment growth pattern and policy implications in the economic development of West Virginia using a dynamic shift share … analysis. The study uses employment data for 38 years from 1970 to 2007 for the empirical analysis. Results indicate that … employment declined within the 38-year period. Service and financial insurance and real estate are the most robust sectors …

business start ups exhibited higher growths in population and employment growth compared to less entrepreneurial counties …

business start ups exhibited higher growths in population and employment growth compared to less entrepreneurial counties …

agriculture, a rapidly increasing share of the population migrates to urban centers in search for employment opportunities outside … employment opportunities in either rural or the urban sector are not growing adequately. This paper attempts to analyze the … capacities in order to create adequate employment and incomes for the rapidly growing population---particularly in the urban …

flood risk has a large negative impact on firm entry, employment, and output in the long run; and (2) flood events reduce … output in the short run while their impact on firm entry and employment is limited. Motivated by these findings, we construct … a spatial equilibrium model to characterize how flood risk shapes firms' location choices and workers' employment, which …