All NARDeP Policy Briefs

A collection of all the policy briefs published by NARDeP.

Policy briefs by topic area.
Policy Options for Keeping Farmers on the Farm

PDF document, 1.9 MB

Goetz and Davlasheridze (APRIL 2016)

What Factors Drive Local Regulation of Fracking?

PDF document, 1.3 MB

Walsh, Bird, and Heintzelman (AUG 2015)
Not Enough Work

PDF document, 340.2 KB

Access to Full-Time Jobs with Decent Pay and Benefits Varies by Race/Ethnicity and Place of Residence - Mattingly and Young (DEC 2014)

How Large is the Rural Cost Advantage? A Big Mac Index for the United States

PDF document, 1.2 MB

Paredes and Loveridge (DEC 2014)
Refugees in Rural Communities: A Win-Win?

PDF document, 387.4 KB

Bloem (NOV 2014)
Regional Water Management Institutions and Unconventional Gas Development in the Northeast/Central U.S.

PDF document, 834.9 KB

Abdalla (AUG 2014)

Local and Non-Local Employment Associated with Marcellus Shale Development in Pennsylvania

PDF document, 883.7 KB

Hardy and Kelsey (JULY 2014)
Shale Gas Drilling and Farm Real Estate Values

PDF document, 1.3 MB

Weber and Hitaj (JUNE 2014)
Drilling Booms and Housing Shortages: Is the Market Nimble Enough to Replace Gov't Intervention?

PDF document, 1.0 MB

Farren (JUNE 2014)
Unconventional Shale Oil and Gas Production and Greenhouse Gas Reduction: Can we have both?

PDF document, 862.5 KB

Tyner and Taheripour (JUNE 2014)
Water Scarcity and the California Economy

PDF document, 862.4 KB

Hanak (JUNE 2014)
Property Rights for Hydraulic Fracturing

PDF document, 476.6 KB

Fitzgerald (JUNE 2014)
Implications of a Greater Sage-Grouse Listing on Western Energy Development

PDF document, 725.9 KB

Stoellinger (JUNE 2014)

Quantifying the Risks of Underground Natural Gas Storage

PDF document, 990.9 KB

Jellicoe and Delgado (JUNE 2014)
Facing An Uncertain Colorado River Basin Future

PDF document, 1.0 MB

Sharon Megdal (JUNE 2014)
The Future of Jobs in America

PDF document, 205.3 KB

Moretti (JUNE 2014)
Ranching Economics and Sage-Grouse in the West

PDF document, 1002.3 KB

Tanaka, Rimbey, and Torell (MAY 2014)
Socioeconomic Implications of Nuclear Power

PDF document, 587.8 KB

Schuelke-Leech (NOV 2013)
Rural Energy Use and the Challenges for Energy Conservation and Efficiency

PDF document, 1.0 MB

Muratori (NOV 2013)
Socioeconomic Issues and Biofuel Energy

PDF document, 1.1 MB

de Groeter and Drabik (NOV 2013)
Confronting an Uncertain Future: How U.S. Communities are Responding to Shale Gas and Oil Development

PDF document, 1.2 MB

Christopherson and Rightor (NOV 2013)

Economic Implications of Unconventional Fossil Fuel Production

PDF document, 438.9 KB

Partridge and Weinstein (NOV 2013)
Climate Change and Energy Efficiency - Interrelationships and Possible Policy Approaches

PDF document, 799.2 KB

McCarl and Wlodarz (NOV 2013)
Wind and Solar Energy in the U.S. - Policy Recommendations for Rural America

PDF document, 460.8 KB

Krannich, Robertson and Olson (NOV 2013)
Coordinating U.S. Water Policy

PDF document, 450.7 KB

Reimer (OCT 2013)
National Trends in Income Inequality

PDF document, 528.0 KB

S. Albrecht (OCT 2013)
Natural Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

PDF document, 647.0 KB

Skidmore (AUG 2013)
How Rural Areas Can Adapt to Declining Rural Latino Immigration

PDF document, 771.5 KB

Carpenter (AUG 2013)
Trends in U.S. Agricultural Conservation Programs

PDF document, 936.6 KB

Reimer (JUL 2013)
Lessons Learned From the Greater Sage-Grouse

PDF document, 1.2 MB

Messmer (JUL 2013)