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Quality of Life, Nontraditional Income, and Economic Growth New Development Opportunities for the Rural West

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  • Nelson, Peter B.

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Areas with high levels of natural amenities have enjoyed growing populations and income levels in the past decade. Much of this growth has come from the inmigration of people with income from self-employment or investments. These new migrants are usually well-educated and often work as executives or professionals or in such industries as finance, insurance, and real estate or business services. Communities may find that policies that enhance the quality of life (better schools, environmental protection, etc.) can attract more of these people who are in a financial position to act upon their residential preferences. This in turn can stimulate economic development.

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  • Nelson, Peter B., 1999. "Quality of Life, Nontraditional Income, and Economic Growth New Development Opportunities for the Rural West," Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, vol. 14(2), September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersra:289815
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289815
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    1. Rasker, Ray & Gude, Patricia H. & Delorey, Mark, 2013. "The Effect of Protected Federal Lands on Economic Prosperity in the Non-metropolitan West," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 43(2).
    2. Jiaqi Yang & Geetha Mohan & Supriya Pipil & Kensuke Fukushi, 2021. "Review on basic income (BI): its theories and empirical cases," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 23(2), pages 203-239, December.
    3. Havstad, Kris M. & Peters, Debra P.C. & Skaggs, Rhonda & Brown, Joel & Bestelmeyer, Brandon & Fredrickson, Ed & Herrick, Jeffrey & Wright, Jack, 2007. "Ecological services to and from rangelands of the United States," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 64(2), pages 261-268, December.
    4. Sarah A. Low & Mallory L. Rahe & Andrew J. Van Leuven, 2023. "Has COVID‐19 made rural areas more attractive places to live? Survey evidence from Northwest Missouri," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 15(3), pages 520-540, April.

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