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| Oehmke, James F.; Tsukamoto, Satoshi; Post, Lori A.. |
| The search for engines to power rural economic growth has gone beyond the traditional boundaries of the food and fiber sector to industries such as tourism and to schemes such as attracting metropolitan workers to commuter communities with rural amenities. A group that has been somewhat overlooked is retirees, who may wish to trade in urban or suburban life-styles for a more peaceful rural retirement. An industry that has been neglected is the health care industry, which is the most rapidly growing industry nationally and of particular interest to retirees and aging populations. This paper examines the importance of rural health care services in attracting migrants age 65+ to rural counties in Michigan. Results indicate that the number of health care... |
| Tipo: Journal Article |
Palavras-chave: Elder migration; Health care; Rural development; Community/Rural/Urban Development. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10155 |
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| Tsukamoto, Satoshi. |
| This paper focuses on differentials between rental and owner costs as a primary determinant of local homeownership. In simultaneous equations to estimate the separate effects of owner cost and rent on homeownership rates, the control variables are various household and geographical factors (Census 2000 tract level dataset), in the samples of 48 contiguous states within the United States. The results show negative effects of rental and owner costs on homeownership rates. Ethnicity, income, age, property tax rate and loan usage rates, contribute to increased owner costs. Several factors had significant association with the rise in housing prices before 2006. |
| Tipo: Thesis or Dissertation |
Palavras-chave: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Consumer/Household Economics; Public Economics; D12; H0; R2. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/91269 |
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