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Appalachian Migration Patterns, 1975-1980 and 1985-1990

          This study provides a framework for understanding the changes in the Region due to in- and out-migration from 1975 to 1990. The study includes changes by age, race, educational attainment, income, and subregions.
    
    
    
    
          ReportProgress and Challenges in Reducing Economic Distress in Appalachia: An Analysis of National and Regional Trends Since 1960

          This report analyzes changes in the number of distressed counties in Appalachia and the entire United States for the census years 1960, 1970, 1980, and 1990.
    
    
    
    
          ReportStrengthening Economic Resilience in the Appalachian Region

          This study explores economic resilience in the Appalachian Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportDemographic Diversity and Economic Change in Appalachia

          This report provides a picture of demographic diversity and economic change in Appalachia from 1980 through 1996.
    
    
    
    
          ReportFoundation Funding in the Appalachian Region in the 1990s: Patterns, Trends, and Prospects

          Funding from all types of private foundations is examined in this report, which shows how the Appalachian Region compares with the rest of the nation in obtaining foundation grants.
    
    
    
    
          ReportBuilding on Past Experiences: Creating a New Future for Distressed Counties

          This report studies the development experience of the distressed counties with the aim of identifying the lessons that might be learned from those counties that have changed socioeconomic status.
    
    
    
    
          ReportThe Economic Impact of Tobacco Production in Appalachia

          This study examines the distribution and economic impact of burley tobacco production in the Appalachian Region and the long-term diversification options.
    
    
    
    
          ReportBirth and Death of Manufacturing Plants and Restructuring in Appalachia’s Industrial Economy, 1963–1992: Evidence from the Longitudinal Research Database

          This report paints a statistical portrait of Appalachia's manufacturing sector, focusing on the rate of entry and exit of new and old establishments, the pay and productivity characteristics of plants in Appalachia, the role of branch plants in the Region...
    
    
    
    
          ReportAppalachian Development Highways Economic Impact Studies

          This study evaluates both the transportation efficiency benefits and economic development impacts of the completed portions of the Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS).
    
    
    
    
          ReportCapital and Credit Needs in the Appalachian Region

          This study examines how conditions in the Appalachian economy and the functioning of its capital markets affect availability of capital and credit for businesses, and identifies ways to address business credit and capital needs in the Appalachian Region.
    
    
    
    
          ReportExports, Competitiveness, and Synergy in Appalachian Industry Clusters

          This report analyzes seven industry sectors pre-selected by the Appalachian Regional Commission on the basis of their importance to the region's economy and export potential.
    
    
    
    
          ReportSocioeconomic Review of Appalachia Then and Now: An Update of the “Realities of Deprivation” Reported to the President in 1964

          In 1964, a report by the the President's Appalachian Regional Commission Report stated that Appalachia could be characterized as ". . . a region apart—geographically and statistically." This report reassesses that finding.
    
    
    
    
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