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• 1. [Article] Sectoral output multipliers for rural counties : lessons from Oregon's input-output studies

  Published February 1984. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/cata...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Sectoral output multipliers for rural counties : lessons from Oregon's input-output studies Author: Wood, Stephen B., Weber, Bruce A., Mandelbaum, Thomas B. Published February 1984. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Title: Sectoral output multipliers for rural counties : lessons from Oregon's input-output studies Author: Wood, Stephen B., Weber, Bruce A., Mandelbaum, Thomas B. Published February 1984. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog Close

• 2. [Article] Non-metropolitan hunger and food insecurity in the Northwest

  Using the Current Population Survey and its Food Security Supplement for 2002-2004, this analysis examines food insecurity and hunger in the Northwest. First comparing to earlier analyses, we document ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Non-metropolitan hunger and food insecurity in the Northwest Author: Edwards, Mark, Grussing, Jay D. Using the Current Population Survey and its Food Security Supplement for 2002-2004, this analysis examines food insecurity and hunger in the Northwest. First comparing to earlier analyses, we document decreasing food insecurity and hunger for Oregon and Washington as a whole. Consolidating those two states and Idaho to describe the Northwest region, non-metro disadvantages for specific socioeconomic characteristics become apparent. Compared to metro locations, non-metro food insecurity is higher among unemployed households as well as among households without an unemployed adult. Moreover, non-metro food insecurity is higher than the metro rate among households with a full-year full-time worker, households with women working in administrative support/ sales occupations, and 2-adult households with children. We hypothesize that in non-metro areas many of the employed women whose families are food insecure are part of 2-adult households with children, and that they, or their partner/spouse, are often full-year full-time employed. Hispanic food insecurity rates are dramatically higher than rates for non-Hispanics, regardless of location. Further exploration of specific occupations indicates that workers in both metro and non-metro food insecure households are concentrated, ironically, in food-preparing and food-serving occupations. Title: Non-metropolitan hunger and food insecurity in the Northwest Author: Edwards, Mark, Grussing, Jay D. Using the Current Population Survey and its Food Security Supplement for 2002-2004, this analysis examines food insecurity and hunger in the Northwest. First comparing to earlier analyses, we document decreasing food insecurity and hunger for Oregon and Washington as a whole. Consolidating those two states and Idaho to describe the Northwest region, non-metro disadvantages for specific socioeconomic characteristics become apparent. Compared to metro locations, non-metro food insecurity is higher among unemployed households as well as among households without an unemployed adult. Moreover, non-metro food insecurity is higher than the metro rate among households with a full-year full-time worker, households with women working in administrative support/ sales occupations, and 2-adult households with children. We hypothesize that in non-metro areas many of the employed women whose families are food insecure are part of 2-adult households with children, and that they, or their partner/spouse, are often full-year full-time employed. Hispanic food insecurity rates are dramatically higher than rates for non-Hispanics, regardless of location. Further exploration of specific occupations indicates that workers in both metro and non-metro food insecure households are concentrated, ironically, in food-preparing and food-serving occupations. Close

• 3. [Article] Education's effect on poverty: the role of migration and labor markets

  Improving the quality of education and encouraging students to stay in school is one possible strategy for reducing poverty and raising local well-being in rural areas. A potential obstacle to this strategy, ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Education's effect on poverty: the role of migration and labor markets Author: Marre, Alexander, Weber, Bruce, Cromartie, John, Gibbs, Robert, Fisher, Monica Improving the quality of education and encouraging students to stay in school is one possible strategy for reducing poverty and raising local well-being in rural areas. A potential obstacle to this strategy, however, is outmigration to metro areas due to the lack of demand for this better-educated rural workforce, and secondarily, the necessity of leaving rural areas to attend college. Even where robust rural job growth exists, the lower wages offered by rural employers dampen the poverty reducing power of education. In this paper, we test for both a "direct" effect of educational attainment on the poverty status of rural adults, which operates through access to higher-quality jobs; and an "indirect" effect, which operates through a higher likelihood of outmigration to urban areas and hence access to higher monetary returns to education. Drawing from a sample of 701 households in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we find that, in general, better-educated rural household heads are more likely to move to urban areas during the 1990s and that poverty status is affected by that move. As a first step in assessing the impact of labor market conditions, we examine the effect of the unemployment rate in the county of origin on the migration decision. Education is a key determinant of economic well-being for both individuals and places. Despite overall improvements, however, rural residents still have significantly lower educational attainment than urban residents. Improving the quality of education and encouraging students to stay in school is one possible strategy for reducing poverty and raising local well-being. A better-educated workforce should have higher incomes. Partridge and Rickman showed that both education levels and increases in attainment explained spatial variation in poverty reduction. Outmigration to metro areas is a potential obstacle to this strategy, however. Migration from rural areas occurs because of the lack of demand for a better-educated rural workforce and the necessity of leaving rural areas to attend college (Gibbs). Outmigration may prevent local human capital levels from reaching the threshold required to attract new industry or encourage expansion in the existing economic base. Even where robust rural job growth exists, the lower skill levels and wages offered by rural employers, on average, both dampen the poverty-reducing power of education and hinder long-term development prospects associated with an increasingly high-skill economy. This study documents a direct and an indirect effect of education on household poverty status. Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is used to obtain a sample of 701 working-age (25-64 years of age) household heads that lived in a non-metro county in 1993. The metropolitan and poverty status of their households is observed in 1999. For adults who live in a rural area, greater educational attainment has a direct effect on eventual poverty status by increasing the likelihood of obtaining higher income (wherever they live) and an indirect effect on eventual poverty by increasing the likelihood of moving to an urban place with better income-earning opportunities. Controlling for the fact that better-educated rural adults are more likely to move to urban areas, the study finds that migration has an influence on the likelihood of being poor. Title: Education's effect on poverty: the role of migration and labor markets Author: Marre, Alexander, Weber, Bruce, Cromartie, John, Gibbs, Robert, Fisher, Monica Improving the quality of education and encouraging students to stay in school is one possible strategy for reducing poverty and raising local well-being in rural areas. A potential obstacle to this strategy, however, is outmigration to metro areas due to the lack of demand for this better-educated rural workforce, and secondarily, the necessity of leaving rural areas to attend college. Even where robust rural job growth exists, the lower wages offered by rural employers dampen the poverty reducing power of education. In this paper, we test for both a "direct" effect of educational attainment on the poverty status of rural adults, which operates through access to higher-quality jobs; and an "indirect" effect, which operates through a higher likelihood of outmigration to urban areas and hence access to higher monetary returns to education. Drawing from a sample of 701 households in the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we find that, in general, better-educated rural household heads are more likely to move to urban areas during the 1990s and that poverty status is affected by that move. As a first step in assessing the impact of labor market conditions, we examine the effect of the unemployment rate in the county of origin on the migration decision. Education is a key determinant of economic well-being for both individuals and places. Despite overall improvements, however, rural residents still have significantly lower educational attainment than urban residents. Improving the quality of education and encouraging students to stay in school is one possible strategy for reducing poverty and raising local well-being. A better-educated workforce should have higher incomes. Partridge and Rickman showed that both education levels and increases in attainment explained spatial variation in poverty reduction. Outmigration to metro areas is a potential obstacle to this strategy, however. Migration from rural areas occurs because of the lack of demand for a better-educated rural workforce and the necessity of leaving rural areas to attend college (Gibbs). Outmigration may prevent local human capital levels from reaching the threshold required to attract new industry or encourage expansion in the existing economic base. Even where robust rural job growth exists, the lower skill levels and wages offered by rural employers, on average, both dampen the poverty-reducing power of education and hinder long-term development prospects associated with an increasingly high-skill economy. This study documents a direct and an indirect effect of education on household poverty status. Data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) is used to obtain a sample of 701 working-age (25-64 years of age) household heads that lived in a non-metro county in 1993. The metropolitan and poverty status of their households is observed in 1999. For adults who live in a rural area, greater educational attainment has a direct effect on eventual poverty status by increasing the likelihood of obtaining higher income (wherever they live) and an indirect effect on eventual poverty by increasing the likelihood of moving to an urban place with better income-earning opportunities. Controlling for the fact that better-educated rural adults are more likely to move to urban areas, the study finds that migration has an influence on the likelihood of being poor. Close

• 4. [Article] Defining rural Oregon: an exploration

  In this report we explore alternative ways of defining “rural” by mapping and comparing four different classification systems: three created for nationwide use, and one created specifically for Oregon. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Defining rural Oregon: an exploration Author: Weber, Bruce, Crandall, Mindy In this report we explore alternative ways of defining “rural” by mapping and comparing four different classification systems: three created for nationwide use, and one created specifically for Oregon. Several of the most frequently noted differences between the ‘two Oregons’ are the lower educational attainment, lower employment rate, lower average incomes, and higher poverty rates of rural parts of the state. To assess how different classifications affect each of these conclusions, we look at how urban and rural compare under each classification system in terms of the percent of the population with at least a four-year college degree; the percent living in poverty, as determined by the Census Bureau; the percent living with incomes below 185% of the poverty line and the median household income. To gauge how much of Oregon is rural under different systems, we compare the percent of the land and population that is ‘urban’ under each definition. Title: Defining rural Oregon: an exploration Author: Weber, Bruce, Crandall, Mindy In this report we explore alternative ways of defining “rural” by mapping and comparing four different classification systems: three created for nationwide use, and one created specifically for Oregon. Several of the most frequently noted differences between the ‘two Oregons’ are the lower educational attainment, lower employment rate, lower average incomes, and higher poverty rates of rural parts of the state. To assess how different classifications affect each of these conclusions, we look at how urban and rural compare under each classification system in terms of the percent of the population with at least a four-year college degree; the percent living in poverty, as determined by the Census Bureau; the percent living with incomes below 185% of the poverty line and the median household income. To gauge how much of Oregon is rural under different systems, we compare the percent of the land and population that is ‘urban’ under each definition. Close

• 5. [Article] Land Use Planning Information for the Citizens of Oregon

  This white paper seeks to provide facts about the history of land use planning in Oregon while also identifying some of the key challenges facing planning in the future. It also includes useful information ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Land Use Planning Information for the Citizens of Oregon Author: Gray, John D. (John Delton), 1919-, Shriver, Katie This white paper seeks to provide facts about the history of land use planning in Oregon while also identifying some of the key challenges facing planning in the future. It also includes useful information about the work of the Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning (the “Big Look” task force) and about some of the key research projects that should help provide some answers to current problems. Title: Land Use Planning Information for the Citizens of Oregon Author: Gray, John D. (John Delton), 1919-, Shriver, Katie This white paper seeks to provide facts about the history of land use planning in Oregon while also identifying some of the key challenges facing planning in the future. It also includes useful information about the work of the Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning (the “Big Look” task force) and about some of the key research projects that should help provide some answers to current problems. Close

• 6. [Article] Comments on "Big Look: Choices for the future" (May 30, 2008) to [the] Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning from [the] American Land Institute

  This is a response prepared by Henry R. Richmond of the American Land Institute to the SB 82/"Big Look" Task Force report, "Big Look: Choices for the future" (issued, May 30, 2008). It appear was written ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Comments on "Big Look: Choices for the future" (May 30, 2008) to [the] Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning from [the] American Land Institute Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. This is a response prepared by Henry R. Richmond of the American Land Institute to the SB 82/"Big Look" Task Force report, "Big Look: Choices for the future" (issued, May 30, 2008). It appear was written on July 11, 2008 and consists of three files: comments, updated cover page for appendices, and appendicies and tables. Title: Comments on "Big Look: Choices for the future" (May 30, 2008) to [the] Oregon Task Force on Land Use Planning from [the] American Land Institute Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. This is a response prepared by Henry R. Richmond of the American Land Institute to the SB 82/"Big Look" Task Force report, "Big Look: Choices for the future" (issued, May 30, 2008). It appear was written on July 11, 2008 and consists of three files: comments, updated cover page for appendices, and appendicies and tables. Close

• 7. [Article] AppendixABLTF.pdf

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: AppendixABLTF.pdf Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Title: AppendixABLTF.pdf Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Close

• 8. [Article] ChangesbySECTION8-24-05.doc

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: ChangesbySECTION8-24-05.doc Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Title: ChangesbySECTION8-24-05.doc Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Close

• 9. [Article] BLTF 070808.pdf

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: BLTF 070808.pdf Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Title: BLTF 070808.pdf Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Close

• 10. [Article] task force cover letter.pdf

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: task force cover letter.pdf Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Title: task force cover letter.pdf Author: American Land Institute (Portland, Oregon), Richmond, Henry R. Close