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Title: Transfer Payments in Appalachia: Understanding Changes in Per Capita Transfer Payments in an Integrating Region
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2019
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/sgo.2019.0020
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Abstract: Coming out of the 1960s, unearned income has expanded to comprise over one-third of total personal income. Transfer payments, commonly social safety net benefits, comprise the largest component. In Appalachia, where transfer payments have historically been relied upon at an elevated level, their importance has decreased as the region integrates into national economic processes and economic structures change. This integration has been uneven, with multiple theories and processes offered as explanation. As such, no complete understanding of the factors leading to a change in transfer payment income in Appalachia has yet been made. To inform this deficiency, this paper utilizes spatial regression techniques to examine the role of Appalachian disadvantage and economic integration in county level transfer payment income change in Appalachia, 1990–2010. Results indicate that trajectory stemming from local structures of Appalachian disadvantage drive transfer payment change more so than specific industries related to neo-classical growth. Further, results identify a spatial structure where factors of disadvantage (e.g. unemployment) produce stronger spillover effects than factors of advantage (e.g. manufacturing growth) in changing transfer payment reliance.
Url: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/730913/pdf
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Authors: James, Ryan, D; James, Autumn, C
Periodical (Full): Southeastern Geographer
Issue: 3
Volume: 59
Pages: 213-247
Data Collections: IPUMS NHGIS
Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other
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