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Using Weather to Explain Variation in State-level Food Insecurity: A Panel Data Approach

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Chatfield, Kristin

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Most research on U.S. hunger and food insecurity is at the household level, where it occurs. Because policy to address food insecurity is created and implemented at the national and state level, hunger research at the state level provides important contextual information. By including weather data with state level economic...

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committee, Mark Edwards, Roger Hammer, and especially my chair Bruce Weber: you all have helped me become a
Getting through the Winter and Catching Up: Emergency Assistance and Rural Livelihoods in Tillamook County, Oregon

Creator:

Hickman, Rose

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Large-scale safety-net programs such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have been shown to alleviate the negative effects of low-wage jobs and unemployment on poor American households. However, less is known about the role of “emergency” safety net programs, such as rental...

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Mark Edwards, representing Sociology Hilary Boudet, representing Sociology Rose Hickman
Jobs, Natural Amenities, Distance, Population, or Services : What Drives Age-Specific Migration for Small Oregon Communities?

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Wall, Conor

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Declining population is a major concern for rural communities. In many places, out-migration has led to a loss of key services. This essay investigates the role of services, as well as labor markets, natural amenities, distance to urban areas, and community size, in determining net migration rates for small Oregon...

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Applied Economics ____________________________________________________ Mark Edwards