We often use the term rural very loosely when discussing public policy. Rarely do we describe explicitly the kinds of places we have in mind for particular programs and craft precise eligibility requirements that deliver the programs to those places without expensive leakages to other,...

Immigration laws affect the national composition and size of the immigrant flow. Immigrants from different national origins have markedly different settlement patterns within the US. The regional economic consequences of immigration depend on both the number of immigrants settling within a...

SRSA Fellows Address: Andy Isserman sums up his life's work and gives advice to young regional scientists, just months before his untimely passing. With a few memorial remarks by Sarah A. Low.

This paper presents an overview of the U.S. ethanol industry, its location, and the public policy umbrella that supports its growth. Then the paper analyzes what happens when a county adds an ethanol plant, demonstrates what must be done to modify input-output models to capture those effects...

This paper reviews the literature on the nature and extent of interrelations among cities in advanced industrial societies. It summarizes contemporary population distribution and redistribution trends in these societies and their causes. Finally, it ...