The Economic Impacts of Off-Road Vehicles on Rural Economies: The Upper Great Lakes Case

Marc D. Robertson and Richard C. Bishop

No 284088, 1975 Annual Meeting, August 10-13, Columbus, Ohio from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: The Upper Great Lakes Region, composed of 119 contiguous, predominantly rural counties in northern Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin,- has been subject to the same familiar trends as much of rural America during recent years. Among these have been low and even negative rates of population growth; higher than average unemployment rates; lower per capita incomes than neighboring urban areas';· and lagging medical, educational, and other services. At the same time, the recreational attractiveness of the region has made it one of the major national focal points for. the post-World War II growth in outdoor recreation, including the recreational use of off-road vehicles.

Keywords: Resource/Energy; Economics; and; Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11
Date: 1975-08
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.284088

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