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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