Add to ORKGIn this paper, we explore how national economic trends in a set of industries that compose local economies and growth in nearby metropolitan areas affect local employment growth in different tiers of the urban-rural hierarchy, paying close attention to the effects of urban proximity. The results of our county-level analyses reveal heterogeneous responses. Favorable economic changes due to a fast-growing local industry composition have the largest positive impact on self-employment growth in small metropolitan areas and the smallest positive impact in rural counties. Self-employment in rural counties is fostered by growth in nearby small MSAs and is hampered by growth in nearby large MSAs. In micropolitan counties, there are no significant n...
The urban-rural divide has attracted much interest from policy makers due to its widespread implicat...
We study the link between self-employment and some salient aspects of entrepreneurship - namely busi...
Recent work challenges the notion that attracting creative workers to a place is sufficient for gene...
In this paper, we explore how national economic trends in a set of industries that compose local eco...
Economic development policies often revolve around supporting small businesses and new firm creation...
This dissertation examines a number of issues related to economic growth in rural regions. The major...
Rural areas facing declining populations and limited economic growth have attempted a variety of str...
This paper— part of a comprehensive project on industry clusters and rural competitiveness— explores...
Generating employment and alleviating poverty are the biggest challenges for regional economic growt...
This study identifies factors that explain growth in rural areas using data from 618 counties in the...
This paper examines the causes of spatial inequalities in economic development across rural America....
AbstractWe study the link between self-employment and some salient aspects of entrepreneurship – nam...
If economic growth elsewhere raises the individual's earning prospects relative to those in the pres...
This paper— part of a comprehensive project on industry clusters and rural competitiveness— explores...
A massive population growth in cities is currently being witnessed in most countries around the worl...
The urban-rural divide has attracted much interest from policy makers due to its widespread implicat...
We study the link between self-employment and some salient aspects of entrepreneurship - namely busi...
Recent work challenges the notion that attracting creative workers to a place is sufficient for gene...
In this paper, we explore how national economic trends in a set of industries that compose local eco...
Economic development policies often revolve around supporting small businesses and new firm creation...
This dissertation examines a number of issues related to economic growth in rural regions. The major...
Rural areas facing declining populations and limited economic growth have attempted a variety of str...
This paper— part of a comprehensive project on industry clusters and rural competitiveness— explores...
Generating employment and alleviating poverty are the biggest challenges for regional economic growt...
This study identifies factors that explain growth in rural areas using data from 618 counties in the...
This paper examines the causes of spatial inequalities in economic development across rural America....
AbstractWe study the link between self-employment and some salient aspects of entrepreneurship – nam...
If economic growth elsewhere raises the individual's earning prospects relative to those in the pres...
This paper— part of a comprehensive project on industry clusters and rural competitiveness— explores...
A massive population growth in cities is currently being witnessed in most countries around the worl...
The urban-rural divide has attracted much interest from policy makers due to its widespread implicat...
We study the link between self-employment and some salient aspects of entrepreneurship - namely busi...
Recent work challenges the notion that attracting creative workers to a place is sufficient for gene...