Month: May 2019

Rural communities have not received many of the benefits that economic assistance programs provide for low-income families. In the United States, poverty tends to disproportionately affect rural communities more so than urban communities, with generational and insular poverty creating a cyclical nature that traps people for prolonged periods of time. However, the government has determined… Read more »

As we know, Donald Trump won Rural America. He played on fear but also offered hope – i.e. bringing back coal and manufacturing. Things that many of us know will never happen given the state of energy markets and the global economy. So what do we do? Rural America has the highest poverty rates. More… Read more »

Much is known about the relationship between millennials and civic participation. Much is known about the relationship between millennials and their consumption of political entertainment. But little is known about linking millennial political consumption and their civic engagement. This research explores the relationship between the two by conducting focus groups of seniors at Indiana University…. Read more »

Analysis of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment Suggest Economic and Political Returns in Line with Beijing’s Stated Goals   The Belt and Road Initiative is intended to increase connectivity from China to both developing and developed nations — in Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. From 2014 onward, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has… Read more »

Yes – and state policies could be doing more to fix it. American states subsidize residential investments in solar panels, and in doing so they subsidize the people who buy them. If only high-income households are investing in solar panels and only those who invest are taking advantage of the subsidies, government support for solar… Read more »