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Rural Manufacturing Resilience: Factors Associated With Plant Survival, 1996-2011

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Manufacturing provides jobs and income that individuals, families, and communities in rural areas rely upon. In this study, rural manufacturing plant survival during a 15-year period (1996- 2011), which includes two recessions and a longstanding decline in manufacturing employment, is examined. An indepth survey, the 1996 ERS Rural Manufacturing Survey, is linked to quar - terly employment records so that the relationship between survival and plant- and community- level factors can be examined. Results suggest that smaller, independent manufacturing plants had higher survival rates than larger plants and multi-unit plants, such as branch plants. Results offer potential insights into rural economic development policy, like tradeoffs between retention incentives, financial capital access programs, or support for entrepreneurship development.

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  • Low, Sarah A., 2017. "Rural Manufacturing Resilience: Factors Associated With Plant Survival, 1996-2011," Economic Research Report 262184, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersrr:262184
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.262184
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