Professor, Agriculture and Applied Economics
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR United States
bruce.weber@oregonstate.edu
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- A series of papers on the impact of the Endangered Species Act on rural communities:
- Impact of efforts to protect the Spotted Owl in Oregon’s old growth forests on forest industry and local employment rates.
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- Researching the impact of where a young person grew up on their upward mobility, both at the household level and community or regional level
- organizing a conference on this topic
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- Follow up with more research on the forestry industry and the impacts of the Endangered Species Act
- Study how recession and policy changes affected social safety net participation, focusing on the Supplemental Food Assistance Program (formerly Food Stamps)
- Study what communities can do to foster the conditions that promote upward mobility and community resilience and reducing poverty and inequality
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Human Capital and Migration
Research and Exchange
Policy Fora
Institutes
Distance Learning
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Oregon State University
LinkedIn
ResearchGate
Curriculum Vitae
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