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Impacts of Regional Growth on Farmland Development in the Northeast U.S.
Hailu, Yohannes; Brown, Cheryl - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2007
This study models the relationship between regional growth and agricultural land development in the Northeast United States. A system of simultaneous equations is estimated using three-stage-least squares on county-level data. Results indicate that regional growth puts upward pressure on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904069
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Location-Specific Amenities, Equilibrium, and Constraints on Location Choices
Cushing, Brian - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2004
This research considers how preferences for location-specific attributes might constrain migration destination choices. In particular, if, at any given time, most people are consuming their desired location-specific attributes, then unwillingness to give up these attributes may influence the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904070
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The Role of Welfare and Space in the Migration of the Poor
Cushing, Brian - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2005
This study investigates whether interstate differences in welfare benefits affected destination choices of low-income households in the United States during the 1985-90 period. It considers place-to-place migration decisions of poor single-parent females within a conditional logit framework. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010904071
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A Dynamic CGE Analysis of Exhaustible Resources: The Case of an Oil Exporting Developing Country
Ghadimi, Hodjat - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2006
Extensive literature concerned with optimal depletion of an exhaustible resource, with only a few exceptions, ignores the economy-wide and sectoral distribution effects of resource depletion. This paper presents a dynamic computable general equilibrium model to link the underlying natural...
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An Empirical Analysis of Employment, Migration, Local Public Services and Regional Income Growth in Appalachia
Gebremariam, Gebremeskel; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; … - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2007
This study develops a five-equation simultaneous system in a partial lag-adjustment growth-equilibrium framework. It improved previous models in the growth-equilibrium tradition by explicitly modeling local government and regional income in the growth process. It also explicitly modeled gross...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929280
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A County-Level Assessment of Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth in Appalachia Using Simultaneous Equations
Mojica, Maribel; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; Schaeffer, Peter - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2009
This study provides evidence of the contribution of entrepreneurship to economic development in Appalachia. Using data on Appalachian counties, a system of simultaneous equations is empirically estimated to measure the effects of entrepreneurship on economic growth and development. We present an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929283
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Factors Influencing Venture Capital Availability in Rural States: Possible Lessons Learned from West Virginia
Hughes, David; Mallory, Kris; Szabo, Mihaela - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2005
, knowledge of natural resource based sectors, and the impact of distance on venture capital investments in rural areas. Survey … knowledge concerning natural resource based businesses was not a deterrent. Survey results strongly indicate that companies … firms or even the basic nature of venture capital. Survey results support the contentions that a lack of deal flow and …
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Is Income Inequality Endogenous in Regional Growth?
Hailu, Yohannes; Kahsai, Mulugeta; Gebremedhin, Tesfa; … - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2009
This study focuses on testing the relationship between income inequality and growth within U.S. counties, and the channels through which such effects are observed. Based on a system of equations estimation, the empirical results confirm the hypotheses that income inequality has a growth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929288
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Effects of Zoning on Residential Option Value
Young, Jonathan - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2004
Knowing more precisely how zoning affects housing value would allow policy-makers to improve long-term policy decisions. Previous studies have concluded that local zoning regulations affect residential option value. These studies, however, do not specify the magnitude of the effect for varying...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929289
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Impacts of Regional Growth on Farmland Development in the Northeast U.S.
Hailu, Yohannes; Brown, Cheryl - Regional Research Institute (RRI), West Virginia University - 2007
This study models the relationship between regional growth and agricultural land development in the Northeast United States. A system of simultaneous equations is estimated using three-stage-least squares on county-level data. Results indicate that regional growth puts upward pressure on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010929291