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Rural demographic change in the new century: slower growth, increased diversity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
This brief examines rural demographic trends in the first decade of the twenty-first century using newly available data from the 2010 Census. The rural population grew by just 2.2 million between 2000 and 2010—a gain barely half as great as that during ...
Johnson, Kenneth M.
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The Hollowing Out of News: The Implications of the Erosion of Public Interest Journalism

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This essay examines the structural erosion of public interest journalism and its implications for public accountability, institutional trust and research. Focusing on Australia, with Anglo‐American comparisons, it shows how economic, technological and regulatory disruptions have undermined investigative journalism, thereby weakening scrutiny ...
Clinton Free
wiley   +1 more source

EPA Enforcement Actions and Property Prices

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) enforcement actions on property prices in the United States. Using data on EPA enforcement cases, we assess how investors and homeowners react to regulatory actions to curb environmental violations.
Van Le, My Nguyen, Anh Viet Pham
wiley   +1 more source

Hospital‐ and county‐level characteristics explain geographic variability in prices of cancer‐related procedures: Implications for policy and interventions

open access: yesCancer Medicine
Background Healthcare costs in the U.S. are high and variable, which can hinder access and impact health outcomes across communities. This study examined hospital‐ and county‐level characteristics to identify factors that explain geographic variation in ...
Jennifer L. Moss   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

LA2050 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
LA2050 is an initiative to create a shared vision for the future of Los Angeles, and to drive and track progress toward that vision. Spearheaded by the Goldhirsh Foundation, the LA2050 Report has looked at the health of the region along well-defined ...

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Burrow Persistence and Spatial Distribution of Federally and State‐Protected Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Populations in Southwest Alabama

open access: yesAnimal Conservation, EarlyView.
The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), a keystone species and ecosystem engineer, has declined by ~80% over the past century due to primarily habitat loss. In a 28‐year resurvey of federally protected Mobile County and state‐protected Baldwin County, we found tortoise populations persisted at ~59% and ~31% of sites, respectively, with significant ...
Robin B. Lloyd Jr.   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Small Business Lending and Economic Well-Being in U.S. Counties During the Great Recession.

open access: yesJournal of Rural and Community Development, 2020
Previous research shows that small business lending declined significantly during the Great Recession. In this paper, we examine the effects of small business lending on measures of socioeconomic development in U.S.
Carson Mencken, Kimberly Mencken
doaj  

The Hedonic Price Structure of Faculty Compensation at U.S. Colleges and Universities [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
Economic theory suggests that the variation in academic salaries across institutions in part reflects compensating differences associated with variation in the levels of local quality of life factors such as environmental quality and the provision of ...
Clark, David E., Knapp, Thomas A.
core   +1 more source

Theorizing causality: A qualitative study of xylazine‐related wound diversity and perceived etiology among people who inject drugs

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Incidence and severity of opioid‐associated skin and soft‐tissue infections, often requiring intensive and costly medical care, have increased substantially since the emergence of xylazine in the US drug supply. Although progress has been made in clinical and harm reduction recommendations for treating xylazine‐related ...
Danielle German   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

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