Nonmetro poor in the Midwest participate more in the labor force and less in welfare programs than metro poor. We formalize how household composition, capital, labor market conditions, and state-specific regulations define opportunity sets, then estimate a bivariate binomial probit model of work...

This article considers the impacts of (de)coupled farm sector support on the locations of farming and agro-industrial activity. An economic geography model is developed which has two types of regions, one with extensive agricultural production (rural), the other with intensive farming that is...

Rural decision makers use taxes and other resources to encourage growth. The session begins with an evaluation of rural employment patterns, then evaluates three economic development policy levers. Moderator: Daniel Rainey, Clemson University. Rural Employment Growth in the "New Economy:" A Test...

Kilkenny, Maureen (1995) "Teaching Market Economics Without Selfishness" chapter 4.1.2. in "Agricultural Economics: Education and Research Agenda for Economies in Transition," edited by G.H. Peters, Agricultural Economics 12(3) September.

reprint of Kilkenny (1998) Journal of Regional Science article in The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics

A research study explored innovative methods for constructing computable general equilibrium (CGE) models for rural structural change and development policy analysis. These are the 'make' matrix, the personal consumption goods-industrial goods matrix, the occupation-industry matrix and the map...

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