April 2013, Can Immigration Save Small-Town America? by Patrick J. Carr (Rutgters University - New Brunswick), Daniel T. Lichter (Cornell University) and Maria J. Kefalas (Saint Joseph's University)
What is the Issue?
In the often polarized discussions over immigration, the point is sometimes missed that immigration often brings immediate and tangible benefits. Nowhere is this truer than in the “hollowingout” parts of America. Many nonmetropolitan counties in America have seen net out-migration for decades. While young people have always left small towns, the loss of this group comes at a time when opportunities for those who stay have been severely reduced. One trend that runs counter to the population decline of many nonmetro areas is the influx of immigrants, the majority of Hispanic origin, during the 1990s and 2000s. While often controversial, new immigration may be an important source of population growth and economic dynamism in many distressed rural communities.
February 2013, The Impact of Trade Liberalization with Canada on New York State Wineries, by Joseph Perla and Bradley J. Rickard, Cornell University.
December 2012, The Graying of the Empire State: Parts of New York Grow Older Faster, E.J. McMahon and Robert Scardamalia, Empire Center for NYS Policy
October 2012, Upstate Rural New York Residents’ Perceptions of Climate Change, By Richard C. Stedman (Cornell University), Robert M. Ross (Paleontological Research Institution), Shorna B. Allred (Cornell University), and Sarah J. Chicone (Johns Hopkins University
August 2012, New York's Regional Economic Development Councils, by Bobby Hall, Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman, David Kay and Rod Howe, Cornell University.
June 2012, Energy Federalism: Who Decides?, by David Kay, Cornell University
April 2012, The Economic Impact of Farm Brewery Legislation in NYS, by Becca Jablonski and Greg Kelly, Cornell University
January 2012, "The Heat is On: From Subways to Dairy Barns, Is New York Ready for Climate Change?"by Amanda Garris, Cornell University, Reprinted with permission from the Fall 2011 issue of CALS News Magazine
December 2011, Agricultural Markets Outlook, Todd Schmit*, Mark Stephenson**, Brad Rickard*, & Miguel Gómez* (Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (AEM), Cornell University, **Center for Dairy Profitability, University of Wisconsin-Madison)
November 2011 Riding the New Wave in Manufacturing to More Jobs and a Better Economy, Susan Christopherson, Cornell University
September 2011 The Implications of Multi-Well Pads in the Marcellus Shale, By Jim Ladlee, Penn State Cooperative Extension & Jeffrey Jacquet, Cornell University
July 2011 Do Upstate New Yorkers Support the Property Tax Cap? It Depends. By Robin M. Blakely-Armitage and David L. Kay, Cornell University
May 2011 Perceptions of the Great Northern Forest and Its Management, by Jody Enck and Tommy Brown, Cornell University
March 2011 Leadership Development: Theory and Practice in LEAD New York, By Larry Van De Valk, Cornell University
January 2011 Natural Gas Development: Views of New York and Pennsylvania Residents in the Marcellus Shale Region, by Richard Stedman, Cornell University, Fern Willits, Kathryn Brasier, Matthew Filteau, and Diane McLaughlin, The Pennsylvania State University, and Jeffrey Jacquet, Cornell University.
November 2010 Moving Local Foods from Farm to Consumers: Lessons from NYS Apples,by Miguel Gomez
September 2010 What is Cumulative Impact Assessment and Why Does it Matter? by David Kay, Charles Geisler, Richard C. Stedman, Cornell University
July 2010 CaRDI's Support for Community Economic Development, by Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman and Rod Howe, Cornell University
May 2010 Poverty and Food Insecurity in the United States* by Thomas A. Hirschl and Katherine L. Dickin, Cornell University. Also see this List of Additional Resources
March 2010 Industrial Wind Power: What Local Officials Need To Know, by Kate McCarthy and Eric VanderMaas, Cornell University. Also see this List of Additional Resources
January 2010 Estimating the Job Impact of Public Investment in Bio-fuel Plants, by Susan Christopherson and Zachary Sivertsen, Cornell University
November 2009 How Schools Can Help Communities in NYS, by John W. Sipple, Hope Casto, and Robin M. Blakely, Cornell University
September 2009 Living with Wildlife on the Rural-Urban Interface, by Dan Decker, Heather Wieczorek Hudenko, Bill Siemer and Paul Curtis, Cornell University; John Major and Lou Berchielli, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
July 2009 Emerging Trends in the Marcellus Shale, by Jeffrey Jacquet and Richard Stedman, Cornell University
May 2009 Jobs, Good-Paying Jobs, and Services, by David L. Kay and James E. Pratt, Cornell University
April 2009 Aging in New York State: Opportunities and Challenges, by Nina Glasgow and Robin M. Blakely, Cornell University
March 2009 Do Comprehensive Plans Matter? by David Kay, Cornell University
February 2009 Exploring Regional Food Systems: A North Country Example, by Heidi Mouillesseaux-Kunzman (Cornell University) and Katherine Lang (Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County)
January 2009 Public Opinion on Indian Casinos and Rural Economic Development in NYS
By Angela A. Gonzales, Daniel B. Ahlquist, and Thomas A. Lyson (Cornell University)
December 2008 Using the American Community Survey (ACS) for Rural or Small Area Research & Policy, by Richard Rathge, Karen Olson, and Ramona Danielson, North Dakota State University
November 2008 Community Response to Immigrants in New Destinations, by Max J. Pfeffer and Pilar A. Parra, Cornell University.Also see: "Community Response to Immigrants in New Destinations" by Max J. Pfeffer and Pilar A. Parra (Cornell University Paper prepared for the conference on Immigration Reform: Implications for Farmers, Farm Workers, and Communities; Washington, D.C.; May 9, 2008)
October 2008 Community Attitudes Toward Scientific Research, by Katherine A. McComas (Cornell University), John C. Besley (University of South Carolina), and Zheng “Janet” Yang (Cornell University).Click here for a full list of References and Table 1. Means and standard deviations to key questions.
September 2008 The Economic Importance of the Child Care Sector, by Mildred E. Warner, Cornell University
August 2008 Sense of Place: A framework for land use planning, by Richard C. Stedman and David L. Kay, Cornell University
July 2008 Information Access and Preferences Among Private Forest Landowners in New York State, by Shorna Broussard, Nancy Connelly, Tommy Brown, and Peter Smallidge, Cornell University
June 2008 Retirement Migration in the Countryside, by Nina Glasgow and David L. Brown, Cornell University
May 2008 Food Insecurity in Rural New York State, by Christine Olson and Megan Lent, Cornell University.For more information on the Rural Families Speak Project, please visit: http://fsos.cehd.umn.edu/projects/rfs.html
April 2008 Addressing a Moving Target: Poverty and Student Transiency in Rural Upstate New York, by Kai Schafft, Penn State University, and Kieran M. Killeen, University of Vermont
March 2008 Management Activities of Private Forest Landowners in New York State, by Shorna Broussard, Nancy Connelly, Tommy Brown, and Peter Smallidge, Cornell University
February 2008 The Role of Cornell University in Training Local Government Leaders, by Rod Howe, Cornell University
January 2008 The Capacity of Early Childhood Care & Education in Rural NYS, by John W. Sipple, Lisa A. McCabe, and Judith Ross-Bernstein, Cornell University, Click here for the full reference paper: Assessing Capacity: Early Childhood Education in Rural New York StateDecember 2007 Poverty in New York State: Patterns and Prospects, by Thomas Hirschl, Cornell University,Click here for NYS County Poverty Statistics and References
November 2007 Attracting and Retaining a Young Skilled Workforce in Upstate New York, by Susan Christopherson, Cornell University
October 2007 Racial Segregation in Rural & Small Town America: Does New York State fit the national pattern? by Daniel T. Lichter, Cornell University, and Domenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, & Michael Taquino, Mississippi State University
September 2007 The Creative Economy Practitioner’s Toolkit: Taking Advantage of Campus and Community Resources, by Susan Christopherson & Suzanne Loker, Cornell University, and Susan Monagan, Ithaca College
August 2007 Heats and Animosities: What Rural New Yorkers Think about Local Taxes and Services, by David L. Kay, Cornell University.
July 2007 School-Based Health Centers in NYS, by John W. Sipple and Hope Casto, Cornell University.
June 2007 Losing and Gaining Metropolitan Status: So What? by David L. Brown and K. Whitney Mauer, Cornell University