“...Spatial heterogeneity is introduced as an explanation for local-area growth mechanisms, especially employment growth. As these effects are difficult to detect...”

“...Over the past four decades almost 400 U.S. counties have persistently experienced poverty rates in excess of 20%. This raises the question of whether...”

“...The recent fiscal austerity experiments undertaken in the states of Kansas and Wisconsin have generated considerable policy interest. Using a variety of...”

“...Economic development and the environment are presumed to be in conflict, but the latter part of the twentieth century experienced a series of economic changes...”

“...This paper examines whether the significant downward shift in U.S. gross migration rates after 2000 is indicative of the economy nearing a stationary spatial...”

“...Using the three-year microdata sample of the American Community Survey for 2009 to 2011, we compute public school teacher salaries for comparison across US...”

“...ABSTRACT Despite strong national economic growth and significant poverty reduction during the late 1990s, high poverty persisted in remote rural areas. This...”

“...ABSTRACT The influence of the housing market on U.S. business cycle dynamics during the previous decade has been well documented. Yet, little if anything is...”

“...Despite numerous technological advances, remoteness within the United States has been increasingly associated with relatively slower economic growth. Using a...”

“...The strong U.S. real income gains and reductions in poverty during the 1990s were largely erased in the following decade, which contained two economic...”