November 7, 2023…Beliefs about Dementia and Risk-Reducing Behavior: An Empirical Analysis of Adults Age 40 and Above in the Midwest, Metro versus Nonmetro
October 25, 2023…..Cognitive Functioning in Later-Life, Older than 65 Years: Insights from the Health and Retirement Panel Study, 2010-2020
October 26, 2023…..The Costs and Benefits of Recreational Cannabis Legalization in Illinois: County Level Analysis
September 7, 2023…..An Empirical Analysis of Financial Hardship Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia: Metro and Nonmetro Patients
August 16, 2023…..Burden of Health Care Costs for Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia
August 7, 2023…..Exploring the Other Side of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia: Informal Caregivers
July 25, 2023…..Urban-Rural Differences in Mental Health Concerns: Findings from a Survey of the American General Population
July 7, 2023…..Telemedicine and the Carbon Footprint of Healthcare: An Empirical Analysis of Metro versus Nonmetro Illinois
June 9, 2023…..Cost of Dementia in Illinois: Metro versus Nonmetro
June 1, 2023…..Health Related Beliefs of Ethnic Groups: An Exploratory Analysis
May 7, 2023…..Gender and Health in the Midwest, Metro versus Nonmetro: Insights from the National Health Interview Survey
May 1, 2023…..Patient Satisfaction with Rural Health Centers
April 19, 2023…..Race Differences in Physicians’ Annual Incomes in Illinois: Metro versus Nonmetro
April 3, 2023…..Climate and Mortality in Nonmetro Illinois: Retrospective Study, 1999-2021 and Projections of Mortality for 2030
March 16, 2023…..Dental Care Use in the Midwest: Metro vs. Nonmetro
March 7, 2023…..Worker Burnout in Healthcare: Metro vs. Non-Metro
February 25, 2023…..Health Policy for Rural Illinois, Data for Policy Development
February 16, 2023…..Health and Healthcare Disparities in Illinois, Metro vs. Nonmetro
January 31, 2023…..Physical Activity of Illinoisans in the Metro and the Nonmetro
January 25, 2023…..Hospitals in Illinois that are Likely to Seek the Rural Emergency Hospital Designation: An Exploratory Analysis
November 30, 2022…..The Living Conditions of Elderly in Nonmetro Illinois and East North Central Division of the Midwest Region
November 21, 2022…..Free Expression among Races: Differences Between the Metro and the Nonmetro
October 31, 2022…..Farmers Involvement in Educational Activities: Insights from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) and Consumer Expenditure Survey (CES) Microdata Sets
October 7, 2022…..Shifting Meaning of Inequity: Insights from the Blog Posts of National Black Farmers Association
September 25, 2022…..Youth E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and the Midwest: Insights from A Panel Study
September 3, 2022…..The Threat of Automation: Differences in Perceptions Between Metro and Nonmetro Labor Force Participants
August 25, 2022…..Impacts of Automation on Employment: Metro and Nonmetro Illinois
August 1, 2022…..An Empirical Analysis of the Attributes of New and Beginning Farmers in Illinois
July 16, 2022…..Young Illinoisans’ Interests in Farming
July 5, 2022…..An Empirical Analysis of Farm Tenancy in Illinois and Tweets about Farm Tenancy
June 28, 2022…..Foreign Businesses in the Agricultural Sector in Illinois
June 17, 2022…..Rural Illinois in Numbers: Content-Valid Indicators for Governance
May 16, 2022…..Restaurant Inspections in Illinois: A Control Theory Analysis
April 19, 2022…..Labor Mobility in Illinois: Industry by Occupation Analysis
April 7, 2022…..Job-to-Job Flows in Illinois, 2000-2021
March 21, 2022…..Rural Education in Charts, 2000-2022
March 2, 2022…..Discouraged Workers in the Nonmetro
February 17, 2022…..Rural Residents’ Evaluation of their College Education: Insights from the Federal Reserve Board’s Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making
February 7, 2022…..Demographics of High-Income Households in Rural Illinois, 2021
January 23, 2022…..Interpreting the Recent Decline in Illinois’ Labor Force: April 2020 – December 2021
January 12, 2022…..Telemedicine use in Illinois during the weeks leading to the spread of Covid-19, omicron variant: Insights from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey
June 3, 2021…..An Empirical Analysis of Research Outputs in Community Economic Development: Implications for the Study Area
May 18, 2021…..Marijuana Tax Revenues: Estimates for Illinois Counties, July 1, 2020 to April 30, 2021
May 7, 2021…..Marijuana Use: Differences Between Metro and Nonmetro Regions
April 6, 2021…..Covid-19 Pandemic: Effects on Minority-Owned Businesses in Illinois
March 6, 2021…..Twitter Conversations of Lawmakers in Illinois:Do Lawmakers’ Verbal Behaviors Predict Their Political Affiliation?
February 21, 2021…..Telemedicine in Illinois: Ecological Explanation
February 3, 2021…..The Value of Telemedicine
January 16, 2021…..Who Uses Telemedicine, Believers or Disbelievers of Covid-19?
January 11, 2021…..Consumer Awareness of Telemedicine During the Covid-19 Pandemic:Demographic Influences
June 17, 2020…..Differential Growth of Covid-19 in Illinois Counties: A Quantitative Assessment using the Shift Method
May 30, 2020…..Covid-19 Information on County Health Department Websites: The Case of Rural Illinois
May 4, 2020…..The Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Illinois Counties
April 25, 2020…..Covid-19 in Illinois Counties: Effectiveness of Mitigation Effects
April 24, 2020…..Illinoisans’ Perceptions about their State Government, Economy, and Healthcare During the Covid-19 Pandemic
April 16, 2020….Covid-19 in Rural Illinois Counties: Disease Progression, and Health Care System Correlates
April 12, 2020…..Data Update for the Paper: Twitter Conversations about SARS-Cov-2: What is Going on Out There in Illinois?
April 7, 2020…..Twitter Conversations about SARS-Cov-2: What is Going on Out There in Illinois?
April 4, 2020…..The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs: The Case of Illinois Counties
March 25, 2020…..The Effect of Pharmaceuticals’ Trade Promotions to Medical Professionals in Illinois Counties: Some Research Findings on Opioid Prescriptions
March 22, 2020…..Opioid Use Disorder in the Nonmetro Regions: Some Basic Facts from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH)
January 25, 2020…..Implementing Community Economic Development: Normative Prescriptions, with Applications to Rural Illinois
July 14, 2019….. The Opioid Epidemic and its Impact on Labor Productivity in Illinois…..Download software
May 26, 2019….. Natural Capital as an Economic Public Product: An Empirical Analysis of Illinois Counties…..Download software
May 23, 2019…… Economic Capital of Illinois: An Empirical Analysis…..Download software 1 & software 2
May 20, 2019…… Social Capital Manifestations in Illinois Counties: An Empirical Assessment….. Download software
May 17, 2019…… Cultural Capital in Illinois: A County-Wise Analysis….. Download software
May 15, 2019…… Determinants of Sustainability and Human Capital….. Download software
May 10, 2019…… Sustainable Economic Development Indices (SEDI) for Illinois Counties….. Download software
May 5, 2019 …… Living wage for Illinois counties…. Download software
April 25, 2019…… Economic Development Strategy for the Greater Peoria Region, Illinois: Insights from Growth Accounting and Decision Theory
April 18, 2019…… Determinants of Economic Growth in Illinois: An Empirical Analysis
April 11, 2019…… Thirty Years of IIRA’s Rural Research Report….. Download software