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David Freshwater
Researcher at University of Kentucky
Publications - 52
Citations - 1626
David Freshwater is an academic researcher from University of Kentucky. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rural area & Farm income. The author has an hindex of 12, co-authored 52 publications receiving 1462 citations.
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The production of social capital in US counties
TL;DR: The authors identified inputs into the production of social capital at the level of US counties, using an array of individual and community factors that are theoretically important determinants of the social capital, including ethnic homogeneity, income inequality, attachment to place, education, age, and female labor force participation.
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Social and institutional factors as determinants of economic growth: Evidence from the United States counties*
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess the contribution of differences in social and institutional variables on growth rates of per capita income for counties in the United States and find that ethnic diversity is associated with faster rates of economic growth; higher levels of income inequality are associated with lower rates; and higher level of social capital has a positive effect on economic growth rates.
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Crop insurance for agricultural development : issues and experience
David Freshwater,David Trechter +1 more
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Social Capital and Economic Growth: A County-Level Analysis
TL;DR: The authors examined the effect of social capital on economic growth using linear regression analysis and U.S. county-level data and found that social capital has a statistically significant, independent positive effect on the rate of per-capita income growth.
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State-Level Determinants of Entrepreneurship and a Preliminary Measure of Entrepreneurial Climate
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate independent effects of financial and human entrepreneurial capital and ideas on entrepreneurial activity in the 50 states and rank each state in terms of predicted and actual entrepreneurial activity scores and propose a preliminary measure of the entrepreneurial "climate" of each state.