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Displacement in Appalachia and the Non-Appalachian United States, 1993-2003: Findings Based on Five Displaced Worker Surveys
December 2005
Herzenberg, Stephan, Mark Price, and Howard Wial
Keystone Research Center
This report looks at worker displacement in the Appalachian Region during the past decade.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.5 MB)
December 2005
Herzenberg, Stephan, Mark Price, and Howard Wial
Keystone Research Center
This report looks at worker displacement in the Appalachian Region during the past decade.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.5 MB)
Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure: An Analysis of Capital Funding and Funding Gaps
August 2005
University of North Carolina Environmental Financing Center
This report analyzes the conditions of water and wastewater services in the Appalachian Region and attempts to assess the financial requirements and strategies available to improve the quality of drinking water and wastewater services in the region.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (3.7 MB)
August 2005
University of North Carolina Environmental Financing Center
This report analyzes the conditions of water and wastewater services in the Appalachian Region and attempts to assess the financial requirements and strategies available to improve the quality of drinking water and wastewater services in the region.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (3.7 MB)
Assessing the Impact of Trade Liberalization on Import-Competing Industries in the Appalachian Region
July 2005
Bernard, Andrew B., J. Bradford Jensen, and Peter K. Schott
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER, Institute for International Economics, and Yale School of Management and NBER
This report details the significant pressure Appalachian manufacturing will face from import competition over the near and medium term and the relatively larger industrial and community adjustments that the Region faces compared to the rest of the US.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (600 KB)
July 2005
Bernard, Andrew B., J. Bradford Jensen, and Peter K. Schott
Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and NBER, Institute for International Economics, and Yale School of Management and NBER
This report details the significant pressure Appalachian manufacturing will face from import competition over the near and medium term and the relatively larger industrial and community adjustments that the Region faces compared to the rest of the US.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (600 KB)
Defining Subregions in Appalachia: Are There Better Alternatives?
June 2005
Pollard, Kelvin M.
Population Reference Bureau
This report addresses the question of whether the current configuration of the Appalachian subregions still provide an accurate reflection of areas that are relatively homogenous in their economic status and development.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (283 KB)
June 2005
Pollard, Kelvin M.
Population Reference Bureau
This report addresses the question of whether the current configuration of the Appalachian subregions still provide an accurate reflection of areas that are relatively homogenous in their economic status and development.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (283 KB)
Changing Patterns of Poverty and Spatial Inequality in Appalachia
April 2005
Lichter, Daniel T. and Lori Ann Campbell
Ohio State University
This report addresses the extent of socioeconomic inequality and poverty in Appalachia during the economic boom period of the 1990s.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (749 KB)
April 2005
Lichter, Daniel T. and Lori Ann Campbell
Ohio State University
This report addresses the extent of socioeconomic inequality and poverty in Appalachia during the economic boom period of the 1990s.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (749 KB)
Creating Regional Advantage in Appalachia: Towards a Strategic Response to Global Economic Restructuring
April 2005
Keystone Research Center
This report documents the findings of field research in seven Appalachian states on responses to worker displacement and economic restructuring. The seven states are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (200 KB)
April 2005
Keystone Research Center
This report documents the findings of field research in seven Appalachian states on responses to worker displacement and economic restructuring. The seven states are New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Georgia.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (200 KB)
Emerging Patterns of Population Redistribution and Migration in Appalachia
April 2005
Lichter, Daniel T., Jillian Garratt, Mary L. Marshall, and Michael Cardella
Ohio State University
This report examines recent changes in patterns of Appalachian population change and migration.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.8 MB)
April 2005
Lichter, Daniel T., Jillian Garratt, Mary L. Marshall, and Michael Cardella
Ohio State University
This report examines recent changes in patterns of Appalachian population change and migration.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.8 MB)
Trends in National and Regional Economic Distress: 1960-2000
April 2005
Wood, Lawrence E.
Ohio University
This report analyzes recent demographic data to examine the factors explaining the graduation of distressed counties and the persistence of distress in Appalachia and other regions of the U.S.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.7 MB)
April 2005
Wood, Lawrence E.
Ohio University
This report analyzes recent demographic data to examine the factors explaining the graduation of distressed counties and the persistence of distress in Appalachia and other regions of the U.S.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.7 MB)
Population Growth and Distribution in Appalachia: New Realities
January 2005
Pollard, Kelvin M.
Population Reference Bureau
Using data from the decennial census and selected other sources, this report examines Appalachia's population trends between 1990 and 2000.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.7 MB)
January 2005
Pollard, Kelvin M.
Population Reference Bureau
Using data from the decennial census and selected other sources, this report examines Appalachia's population trends between 1990 and 2000.
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (1.7 MB)
Underemployment in Appalachia and the Rest of the United States
January 2005
Price, Mark and Howard Wial
Keystone Research Center
This data brief contains estimates of underemployment in Appalachia by state and by demographic group for each year from 1996 to 2004. These estimates are derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS).
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (121 KB)
January 2005
Price, Mark and Howard Wial
Keystone Research Center
This data brief contains estimates of underemployment in Appalachia by state and by demographic group for each year from 1996 to 2004. These estimates are derived from the Current Population Survey (CPS).
Abstract & Report Contents Full Report in PDF (121 KB)