All Publications

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.

The Economic Resilience of US Counties During the Great Recession

By Yicheol Han and Stephan J. Goetz, published in the Review of Regional Studies, Vol 45, No 2 (2015). (Access may be limited.)
Identifying Labor Market Areas Based on Link Communities

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By Stephan J. Goetz and Yicheol Han. Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the 2015 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 26 - 28, 2015. PDF.

Workplace-anchored migration in US counties

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By Yicheol Han and Stephan J. Goetz. Selected Paper prepared for presentation at the 2015 Agricultural & Applied Economics Association and Western Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, July 26 - 28, 2015. PDF.
Optimal wholesale facilities location within the fruit and vegetables supply chain with bimodal transportation options: An LP-MIP heuristic approach

By Hamideh Etemadnia, Stephan J. Goetz, Patrick Canning, and Mohammad Sadegh Tavallali. European Journal of Operational Research, Volume 244, Issue 2, 16 July 2015, Pages 648–661. (Access may be limited.)
What Is Your Library Worth? Extension Uses Public Value Workshops in Communities

By Jane E. Haskell (University of Maine Cooperative Extension) and George W. Morse (University of Minnesota). Published in the April 2015 edition of Journal of Extension.

County-Level Determinants of Mental Health, 2002–2008

By Stephan Goetz (Penn State), Meri Davlasheridze (Texas A&M University at Galveston), and Yicheol Han (Penn State). Published online on October 22, 2014 in Social Indicators Research.

Land Link Programs in the Northeast U.S.

RDP53—This publication series includes two documents, including a program assessment and a list of Land Link programs in the U.S., as of February 2014.

The Determinants of Self-Employment Growth: Insights From County-Level Data, 2000-2009 (Economic Development Quarterly)

By Stephan Goetz (Penn State) and Anil Rupasingha (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta). Published in the 2014 edition of Economic Development Quarterly.
Linkages Between Community-Focused Agriculture, Farm Sales, and Regional Growth (Economic Development Quarterly)

by Jason P. Brown (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City), Stephan J. Goetz (Penn State), Mary C. Ahearn (USDA-ERS), Chyi-lyi (Kathleen) Liang (University of Vermont). Published in the February 2014 edition of Economic Development Quarterly.

Wholesale Hub Locations in Food Supply Chain Systems (Transportation Research Record)

By Hamideh Etamadnia (Penn State), Ahmed Hassan (Southern Methodist University), Stephan Goetz (Penn State) and Khaled Abdelghany (Southern Methodist University). Published in the December 2013 edition of Transportation Research Record.
Why We Need Federal Statistical Data for States and Counties (Choices Magazine)

By Mark D. Partridge (Ohio State University), Stephan J. Goetz (Penn State), and Maureen R. Kilkenny (National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy). Published in the September 2013 edition of Choices magazine.
Estimating Employment-Related Migration from Overlapping Migration and Commuting Networks (Growth and Change)

By Yicheol Han (Penn State), Stephan Goetz (Penn State), Taegon Kim (Seoul National University of Korea) and JeongJae Lee (Seoul National University of Korea). Published in the September 2013 issue of Growth and Change.

Self-employment and local economic performance: Evidence from US counties (Papers in Regional Science)

By Anil Rupasingha (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta) and Stephan J. Goetz (Penn State). Published in the March 2013 edition of Papers in Regional Science.

The Determinants of Rural Self-Employment: Insights from County-Level Data

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RDP50 - The Determinants of Rural Self-Employment: Insights from County-Level Data. Stephan J. Goetz and Anil Rupasingha, October 17, 2011
The Economic Impacts of Self-Employment (Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics)

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By Stephan J. Goetz (Penn State), David A. Fleming (Penn State), and Anil Rupasingha (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta). Published in the August 2012 edition of the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics.
What Works! 2011 Entrepreneurship and Community Development in the Northeast

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RDP52 - Proceedings of the What Works! 2011 Conference: Entrepreneurship and Community Development in the Northeast. Conference Proceedings edited by Kathleen Liang and Stephan J. Goetz, April 2012. 3MB pdf.
Marcellus Shale Multi-State Academic Research Conference

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RDP51 - Marcellus Shale Multi-State Academic Research Conference. Event Collaborators: Cornell University, Penn State University, West Virginia University, Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, and Ben Franklin Technology Central and Northern PA, May 10-11, 2011
Sharing the Gains of Local Economic Growth: Race to the Top vs. Race to the Bottom Economic Development Policies

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RDP49 - Sharing the Gains of Local Economic Growth: Race to the Top vs. Race to the Bottom Economic Development Policies. Stephan J. Goetz, Mark D. Partridge, Dan S. Rickman and Shibalee Majumdar. December 19, 2010.
Does Local Firm Ownership Matter?

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RDP48 - Does Local Firm Ownership Matter? David A. Fleming and Stephan J. Goetz, December 3, 2010.
A Social Network Analysis of the May 2009 NE-RCRD Local Foods Conference: Technical Report

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RDP47 - A Social Network Analysis of the May 2009 NE-RCRD Local Foods Conference: Technical Report. Kathryn Brasier and Stephan J. Goetz, July 15, 2010. PDF file.
Evaluating Rural Entrepreneurship Policy

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RDP46 - Evaluating Rural Entrepreneurship Policy. Stephan J. Goetz, Mark Partridge and Steven C. Deller. June 28, 2009.
Natural Amenities and Rural Development: The Role of Land-Based Policies

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RDP45 - Natural Amenities and Rural Development: The Role of Land-Based Policies. David A. Fleming, David A. McGranahan and Stephan J. Goetz. June 2009.
Energy Boomtowns & Natural Gas: Implications for Marcellus Shale Local Governments & Rural Communities

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RDP43 - Energy Boomtowns & Natural Gas: Implications for Marcellus Shale Local Governments & Rural Communities. Jeffrey Jacquet, January 2009.

An Introduction to Natural Gas Development and Workforces

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RDP44 - An Introduction to Natural Gas Development and Workforces. Jeffrey Jacquet, January 2009.
Land Grant YES, Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium Proceedings

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RDP42 - Land Grant YES, Youth Entrepreneurship Symposium Proceedings. The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development, November 2008.
State Entrepreneurial Climate Estimates: An Update Based on the Kauffman Index

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RDP41 - State Entrepreneurial Climate Estimates: An Update Based on the Kauffman Index. Stephan J. Goetz, September 2008.

Do Landfills Always Depress Nearby Property Values?

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RDP27 - Richard C. Ready, May 2005. Revised July 18, 2008

What Entrepreneurs Mean for Your Community, and How Entrepreneurship Can Be Fostered

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RDP40 - What Entrepreneurs Mean for Your Community, and How Entrepreneurship Can Be Fostered. Jackie Yenerall, July 2008.

Population Change in the Northeast, 2000-2005

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RDP39 - Population Change in the Northeast, 2000-2005. Tse-Chuan Yang and Anastasia R. Snyder, November 2007
Targeting Regional Economic Development: An Outline of a National Extension Educational Program

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RDP38 - Targeting Regional Economic Development: An Outline of a National Extension Educational Program. Stephan Goetz, Steven Deller and Tom Harris, July 2007