Dollar Stores in Illinois: Trading Areas, Consumer Behavior, and Impacts on Commercial Structure and Incumbent Retailers
The structure of the US retail sector is changing, the [...]
CNN Business – Dollar Stores are Everywhere
July 19, 2019. “In rural places without existing grocery stores, [...]
The Opioid Epidemic and its Impact on Labor Productivity in Illinois
Illinois’ labor force is shrinking at the rate of .24% [...]
Living Wage Calculator for Illinois Counties
The living wage calculator is calibrated on consumer expenditure data [...]
Sustainable Economic Development Indices (SEDI) for Illinois Counties
This paper addresses the question, “how effective are Illinois counties [...]
Determinants of Sustainability and Human Capital
Knowledge and skills of a person are called ‘human capital’. [...]
Cultural Capital in Illinois: A County-Wise Analysis
This paper is driven by the idea that cultural capital [...]
Social Capital Manifestations in Illinois Counties: An Empirical Assessment
Social capital refers to acts of cooperation between two or [...]
Economic Capital of Illinois: An Empirical Analysis
This paper explores the contributions of market economy to sustainable [...]
Natural Capital as an Economic Public Product: An Empirical Analysis of Illinois Counties
This paper addresses the question, “how do Illinois counties rank [...]