A collection of all publications authored or co-authored by Center staff and/or partners. This collection is a work in progress—if you don't find a publication you're looking for, please search for it in the search box (upper right corner), or email us at nercrd@psu.edu.
By Doug Arbogast, Daniel Eades, Stephan J. Goetz, and Yuxuan Pan. Published in the Journal of Extension, May 9, 2022. This study highlights the results of a national survey of Extension land-grant and sea grant professionals designed to better understand their involvement in state/regional tourism programming and their perceptions of tourism related opportunities and challenges.
By Stephan J. Goetz, Connor Heaton, Muhammad Imran, Yuxuan Pan, Zheng Tian, Claudia Schmidt, Umair Qazi, Ferda Ofli, and Prasenjit Mitra. Published in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, April 3, 2022. In this exploratory study, we used natural language processing to extract sentiments and emotions expressed in food security-related tweets early in the COVID-19 pandemic in U.S. states.
Choices Magazine special issue, co-edited by Stephan J. Goetz (NERCRD) and Jane Kolodinsky (UVM) and commissioned by C-FARE.
By Meri Davlasheridze and Stephan J. Goetz. Published in Review of Regional Studies, December 2021.
Zheng Tian, Claudia Schmidt, and Stephan J. Goetz. Published in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics as a pre-print, October 2021. Links to PDF of preprint.
This research brief by NERCRD researchers Zheng Tian and Stephan J. Goetz was published in The Conversation on September 23, 2021. This links to the original article.
NERCRD COVID-19 Data Brief 22-02; By Jason Entsminger, Luyi Han, and Stephan J. Goetz; NERCRD, Penn State University; July 27, 2022.
NERCRD COVID-19 Data Report 21-02; By Stephan J. Goetz, Yuxuan Pan, Jason Entsminger and Zheng Tian; NERCRD, Penn State University; September 8, 2021.
NERCRD COVID-19 Data Brief 22-01; By Jason Entsminger, Luyi Han, and Stephan J. Goetz; NERCRD, Penn State University; July 27, 2022.
By Yicheol Han, Stephan J. Goetz, and Claudia Schmidt. Published in Sustainability, February 1, 2021.
By Claudia Schmidt, Stephan J. Goetz, and Zheng Tian. Published in Food Policy, February 2021.
By Raphael E. Cuomo, Daniel B. Davis, Stephan J. Goetz, Josh D. Shapiro, Mary L. Walshok. Published in Risk, Hazards, & Crisis in Public Policy, 23 March 2020.
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Intergenerational Friends Fairs are fun, family-oriented, daylong events that engage community residents in a wide range of intergenerational activities, while also providing local groups and organizations that conduct intergenerational programs with an additional platform for connecting with the public, establishing new partnerships, and garnering increased support for their programs. This facilitator's guide was written by Matt Kaplan (Penn State) and Lori Pacchioli (State College Friends School). Published April 9, 2021.
By Lauren Chenarides, Alessandro Bonanno, Anne Palmer. Published in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, October 2020.
By Zheng Tian, Stephan J. Goetz, and Charlie French. Published in Choices, 2019, Quarter 4.
By Stephan J. Goetz, Claudia Schmidt, Lisa Chase, and Jane Kolodinsky. Published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, May 2020.
By Claudia Schmidt, Stephan J. Goetz, Sarah J. Rocker, Zheng Tian. Published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, May 2020.
By Aditya R. Khanal, Fisseha Tegegne, Stephan J. Goetz, Lan Li, Yicheol Han, Stephan Tubene, and Andy Wetherill. Published in the Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, April 2020.
The NERCRD is releasing a series of issues and data briefs in response to the COVID-19 crisis, designed to provide information quickly or stimulate discussion. They have not undergone regular peer review. Any opinions are solely those of the authors.
By Stephan J. Goetz and Yicheol Han. Published in Research Policy, March 2020.
By Elizabeth A. Dobis, Heather M. Stephens, Mark Skidmore, and Stephan J. Goetz. Published in Social Science and Medicine, Volume 246, February 2020.
A collection of papers published in a special issue of Agricultural and Resource Economics Review (Volume 48 - Special Issue 3 - December 2019). These papers were originally presented at a pre-conference workshop organized by the Northeast Center that took place in conjunction with the 2018 Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association conference.
By Elizabeth A. Dobis, Neil Reid, Claudia Schmidt, and Stephan J. Goetz. Published in the Journal of Wine Economics, November 2019.
By Zheng Tian, Paul D. Gottlieb, and Stephan J. Goetz. Published in Spatial Economic Analysis, October 21, 2019.
"Strengthening Economic Resilience in Appalachia" is a study identifying factors common across communities experiencing persistent economic growth in the aftermath of the 2008 Recession and other economic disruptions. The research was conducted by Downstream Strategies, Dialogue + Design and Associates, the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, and West Virginia University, on behalf of the Appalachian Regional Commission. The research includes a statistical analysis of key factors common to economic resilience. A companion Guidebook for Practitioners offers additional insight that can inform economic development strategies across Appalachia. Published in 2019.
By Minghao Li and Stephan J. Goetz. Published in the Journal of Labor Economics, October 2019.
by Yicheol Han Stephan J. Goetz. Published in PLOS ONE, July 24, 2019
By Brian E. Whitacre, Devon Meadowcroft, and Roberto Gallardo. Published in Entrepreneurship & Regional Development,
By Rebecca Cleary, Stephan J. Goetz, Dawn Thilmany McFadden, and Houtian Ge. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 44(1):141–163. (Links to PDF.)
By Aaron Berger, Timothy W. Kelsey, Stephan J. Goetz, Robert C. Goodling, Jr., and Virginia A. Ishler. Published in Journal of Extension, 2019.
