abstract: 'The persistence of poverty in the modem American Economy, with rates of

  poverty in some areas approaching those of less advanced economies,

  remains a central concern among policy makers. Therefore, in this study

  we use U.S. county-level data to explore potential explanations for the

  observed regional variation in the rates of poverty. The use of counties

  allows Examination of both nonmetropolitan area and metropolitan area

  poverty factors considered include those that relate to both area

  economic performance and area demographic composition. Specific county

  economic factors examined include economic growth, industry

  restructuring, and labor market skills mismatches.'
affiliation: 'Levernier, W (Corresponding Author), Georgia So Univ, Dept Finance \&
  Econ, Statesboro, GA 30458 USA.

  Georgia So Univ, Dept Finance \& Econ, Statesboro, GA 30458 USA.

  St Cloud State Univ, Dept Econ, St Cloud, MN 56301 USA.

  Oklahoma State Univ, Dept Econ \& Legal Studies, Stillwater, OK 74078 USA.'
author: Levernier, W and Partridge, MD and Rickman, DS
author-email: 'mpartridge@stcloudstate.edu

  rdan@okway.okstate.edu'
author_list:
- family: Levernier
  given: W
- family: Partridge
  given: MD
- family: Rickman
  given: DS
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1111/0022-4146.00184
eissn: 1467-9787
files: []
issn: 0022-4146
journal: JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE
keywords-plus: 'SPATIAL MISMATCH HYPOTHESIS; WAGE INEQUALITY; LABOR-MARKET;

  METROPOLITAN-AREAS; EMPLOYMENT GROWTH; BLACK-YOUTH; MIGRATION;

  IMMIGRATION; DEMAND; INCOME'
language: English
month: AUG
number: '3'
number-of-cited-references: '43'
orcid-numbers: Rickman, Dan/0000-0003-1233-7420
pages: 473-497
papis_id: 8cdadd445337efcbfebf1e0f35dfa799
ref: Levernier2000causesregional
times-cited: '78'
title: 'The causes of regional variations in US poverty: A cross-county analysis'
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000089176100003
usage-count-last-180-days: '3'
usage-count-since-2013: '26'
volume: '40'
web-of-science-categories: Economics; Environmental Studies; Regional \& Urban Planning
year: '2000'