It is no secret that much of rural America is struggling economically. Despite similar employment growth rates, nonmetropolitan areas tend to have relatively higher unemployment and underemployment rates and slower population growth rates than their metropolitan counterparts.1 Additionally, over...

Many argue that tourism development is beneficial for local economies, partly because of spillover effects. Others hold that tourism jobs are lower paying, often seasonal, and can generate a host of social ills with earned income concentrated in low-income households. A Social Accounting Matrix...

Because employer-sponsored programs are the predominate means by which most non-elderly Americans are covered by health insurance, there is interest in the extent to which observed spatial differences occur because of structural differences in rural and metro economies. We examine factors...