A procedure is developed to examine the ex-post impacts of improved maize varieties on poverty in rural Ethiopia. Yield … varieties have led to noticeable reduction in the poverty headcount ratio, depth, and severity in rural Ethiopia. However, poor …

This study examines the impact of hospitals on local labor markets in rural and urban counties. We measure the ability … of hospitals, particularly in rural communities, to attract non-health related employment and provide higher wage jobs to …-over. For rural counties, a short-term general hospital is associated with 599 jobs in the county; 60 of which are hospital …

In this paper, we create a model of business startup decisions by utility maximizing individuals to determine the … impact of county occupational license taxes on business startups. We utilize a unique dataset generated by the Kentucky … Entrepreneurship Survey which allows us to observe personal traits of entrepreneurs, each year a startup was established, and the …

Agricultural land is being converted into rural residences at historic rates. Landholders and residents of amenity rich …

centers around four key areas of planning that lead to successful transitions: business, estate, retirement, and succession … demonstrated by participants. Feedback was collected through pre-course and post-course survey tools. Farm and ranch women were … empowered to begin the transition planning discussions with their families and business partners. Women took action to determine …

Small communities sometimes increase their local sales tax rate in order to maintain or expand public services. The …

over time among a large sample of urban and rural Chinese consumers. We find that access costs, reflecting differences in …

In this paper we conduct a series of eld experiments in rural India in order to measure preferences related to risk …