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Conceptualizing, Operationalizing and Measuring Important Factors in Rural Development Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2017

Steven Hastings
Affiliation:
University of Delaware, Moderator
Fred K. Hines
Affiliation:
EDD ESCS USDA
Frank M. Goode
Affiliation:
The Pennsylvania State University
Roger J. Beck
Affiliation:
Rutgers University
Theodore E. Fuller
Affiliation:
EDD ESCS USDA
Brady J. Deaton
Affiliation:
Virginia Polytechnical Institute and State University
Eldon D. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Kentucky
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Extract

In order to empirically investigate the economic development process in rural areas, factors that are associated with the level and changes in employment must be conceptualized, operationalized and measured accurately. This symposium was organized to discuss the conceptualization, operationalization and measurement of these factors.

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Copyright © Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association 

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