NERCRD COVID-19 Issues Briefs
The NERCRD is releasing a series of issues 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.
- In the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Industry, Market Workers and Local Specialized Freight Truckers May be at Greatest Risk (published May 12, 2020)
- Americans’ Food Spending Patterns Explain Devastating Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Agriculture (published May 1, 2020)
- Nonmetro COVID-19 Case Growth Higher in Metro-Adjacent Counties, but Case-Fatality Ratio is Lower so Far (published May 5, 2020)
- Google Searches Reveal Changing Consumer Food Sourcing in the COVID-19 Pandemic (published May 4, 2020)
- Rural Broadband Investment Urgently Needed in the COVID-19 Crisis: Statement issued jointly with Regional Rural Development Centers (published April 28, 2020)
- Google Searches Predict Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims
 (published May 1, 2020) - Social Capital May Increase Social Distancing (published April 15, 2020)
- Rural COVID-19 Cases Lag Urban Areas but Are Growing Much More Rapidly (published April 3, 2020)
- COVID-19, Networks and Regional Science (published April 1, 2020)
- Farms with Direct to Consumer Sales in the Northeast Region and COVID-19: Some Early Challenges and Responses (published April 1, 2020)