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Rural Manufacturing on the Crest of the Wave: A Study of Rural-Urban Technology Use

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  • Gale, H. Frederick, Jr.

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The study compares rural and urban technology use in a 1993 sample of manufacturing plants from five industries. Comparisons by plant size, industry, and region show similar rates of technology use by metro and nonmetro plants. Multivariate analysis of technology use shows that nonmetro location has no effect when plant and location characteristics are held constant. Local characteristics, including schooling and minority population, affect technology use in metro counties, but not in nonmetro counties. The study concludes that technology diffusion is not a major obstacle to rural economic development.

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  • Gale, H. Frederick, Jr., 1997. "Rural Manufacturing on the Crest of the Wave: A Study of Rural-Urban Technology Use," Staff Reports 278820, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerssr:278820
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.278820
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    1. Hill, Lee Edwin, 1999. "The impact of industry clustering on Iowa manufacturing wages, 1986-1994," ISU General Staff Papers 1999010108000017642, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.

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