Rural communities will continue to be disproportionately shocked by economic fluctuations. Market forces are likely to lead to the decline of many rural communities and they will need to be economically resilient to survive. This thesis draws on several social sciences and the natural sciences to develop ideas that communities...
In a democratic system, or a system of rule by the people, economic arguments are not sufficient for the creation of public policy. There are many important values that should influence our public policy decisions including: human dignity, justice, trust and authority. Public policy is not only a matter of...
Using data from two types of surveys and the IMPLAN (IMpact analysis for PLANning) inputoutput model, we estimated the annual economic contributions of Oregon Sea Grant’s Visitor Center at Oregon State University’s (OSU) Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in Newport. The Visitor Center attracts approximately 150,000 visitors a year, almost...
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High levels of self-esteem (the individual's
assessment of self-worth) have been associated with a
variety of positive child outcomes, while low levels of
self-esteem have been related to problems in child
growth and development. The purpose of this study was
to explore the relationship between specific child
temperament and parenting...
Our analysis in this paper provides updated estimates of what the impact on Oregon counties would have been if Secure Rural Schools funding had not been continued. The original report used estimates from the June 2008 Initial Report of the Governor’s Task Force on Federal Forest Payments and County Services....
Our analysis in this paper estimates what the impact on Oregon counties would have been if Secure Rural Schools funding had not been continued. We show the SRS payments to counties for 2006-07 and thus the expected annual net loss of revenues if SRS payments had ended. This estimate is...