David L Brown

Biographic Data

ID3685658
NAMEDavid L Brown
GIVEN NAMESDavid L
FAMILY NAMEBrown
SIGNATUREBROWN D L
AFFILIATIONSCornell University
ORCID0000-0003-0817-6257
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS56
TOTAL CITATIONS589
AUTHOR COUNT53
EDITOR COUNT3
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1976
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX16

  • Decomposing changes in subnational income inequality in the United States, 1980–2019

    Open AccessB C Thiede, David L Brown et al.ARTICLESocial Forces2025

    The rapid growth of income inequality in the United States has unfolded unevenly across the country. Levels of, and changes in, income inequality within local economies have been spatially and temporally heterogeneous. While previous research has identified correlates of subnational inequality, it has given less attention to the contribution of compositional changes. Drawing on commuting zone (CZ)-level estimates produced from U.S. Census and Ame…

  • The Covid-19 Pandemic in the United States: Who Moved, Why, and Where

    Open AccessU Rebhun, David L BrownARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2025References: 56

    COVID-19 affected the social, economic, and spatial patterns of people’s lives. Families adjusted their places of work, where their children were educated, and their interactions with relatives and friends. The disease weakened some individuals’ and families’ attachment to their places of residence and prompted some to reconsider where to live. We examine the selectivity, reasons, and types of COVID-induced migration in the U.S. during the first …

  • The rural–urban poverty gap in England after the 2008 financial crisis: Exploring the effects of budgetary cuts and welfare reforms

    Open AccessEsperanza Vera-Toscano, Mark Shucksmith et al.ARTICLERegional Studies2023Cited by: 3References: 3

    A rural–urban poverty gap exists in most countries around the world, and this paper employs a novel approach to explain this difference, using logistic regression to examine the effects of rural–urban residence type, individual socio-economic and demographic characteristics, and changes in government policies on the likelihood of being poor in England. Unusually, rural areas in England have lower poverty rates than urban areas, so the direction o…

  • Economic and social development along the urban–rural continuum: New opportunities to inform policy

    Open AccessAndrea Cattaneo, Anjali Adukia et al.ARTICLEWorld Development2022Cited by: 16References: 17

    The economic and social development of nations relies on their population having physical access to services and employment opportunities. For the vast majority of the 3.4 billion people living in rural areas, this largely depends on their access to urban centers of different sizes. Similarly, urban centers depend on their rural hinterlands. Building on the literature on functional areas/territories and the rural–urban continuum as well as insigh…

  • The rural–urban interface: Rural and small town growth at the metropolitan fringe

    Open AccessD T Lichter, David L Brown et al.ARTICLEPopulation Space and Place2020Cited by: 17References: 14

    Urbanisation and the expansion of US metropolitan regions have blurred the spatial and social boundaries that are typically thought to separate urban from rural America. Our objective is to highlight both the conceptual limitations of the so‐called rural–urban divide, while also recognising the spatial interdependence of America's ‘rural’ and ‘urban’ people and places. Our analyses nest rural and urban population and places within metropolitan an…

  • Poverty dynamics in Rural Britain 1991–2008: Did Labour's social policy reforms make a difference

    Open AccessEsperanza Vera-Toscano, Mark Shucksmith et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2020Cited by: 4References: 3

  • Population Change and Income Inequality in Rural America

    Open AccessJaclyn L W Butler, Grace Wildermuth et al.ARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2020Cited by: 4References: 50

  • Income Inequality across the Rural-Urban Continuum in the United States, 1970-2016

    Open AccessB C Thiede, Jaclyn L W Butler et al.ARTICLERural Sociology2020Cited by: 18References: 28

    The growth in macro-level income inequality in the United States is well established, but less is known about patterns of inequality at subnational scales and how they vary between and within rural and urban localities. Using data from the Decennial Census and American Community Survey, we produce estimates of within-county income inequality from 1970 to 2016 and analyze differences in inequality levels, the persistence of high (low) inequality, …

  • Effect of Race on Outcomes Following Early Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography or Standard Emergency Department Evaluation for Acute Chest Pain

    Samuel W Reinhardt, Adefolakemi Babatunde et al.ARTICLEEthnicity & Disease2018

    Early CCTA reduced median LOS for both AA and Caucasian patients presenting to the ED with chest pain by approximately 17 hours compared with standard evaluation

  • The multi-scalar organization of aging-related services in US rural places

    Open AccessDavid L Brown, Nina Glasgow et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2018Cited by: 7References: 8

  • Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century: Resilience and Transformation

    David L Brown, Kai A SchafftBOOKRural People and Communities in…2018Cited by: 10

  • More than a rural revolt: Landscapes of despair and the 2016 Presidential election

    Open AccessM Monnat, David L BrownARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2017Cited by: 82References: 8

    Trump's rural advantage contributed to his Presidential election victory, but it was not sufficient to swing the election. • Trump's average over-performance was higher in more economically-, socially-, and health-distressed counties. • Trump performed better in counties with economic distress, poor health, low educational attainment, and high divorce rates. • Localized economic, social, and health distress were salient contributors to the 2016 P…

  • Reconsidering Territorial Governance to Account for Enhanced Rural-Urban Interdependence in America

    Open AccessDavid L Brown, Mark ShucksmithARTICLEThe Annals of the American…2017Cited by: 7References: 37

    The urban-rural interface is structured by intense social, economic, and environmental interdependencies among urban and rural places. Accordingly, we argue that the rural-urban interface should be governed in a new, hybrid manner-one that accounts for both place-based and relational exigencies. The United States lacks a coherent, coordinated approach to multijurisdictional planning and governance, but multijurisdictional governance can and often…

  • A Demographic Deficit? Local Population Aging and Access to Services in Rural America, 1990-2010

    Open AccessB C Thiede, David Brown et al.ARTICLERural Sociology2017Cited by: 31References: 7

    Population aging is being experienced by many rural communities in the United States, as evidenced by increases in the median age and the high incidence of natural population decrease. The implications of these changes in population structure for the daily lives of the residents in such communities have received little attention. We address this issue in this study by examining the relationship between population aging and the availability of ser…

  • Routledge International Handbook of Rural Studies

    David L Brown, Mark ShucksmithBOOKRoutledge International Handbook…2016

  • Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century

    David L Brown, Louis E SwansonBOOKChallenges for Rural America in…2015

  • The Migration-commuting nexus in rural England. A longitudinal analysis

    Open AccessDavid L Brown, Tony Champion et al.ARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2015Cited by: 8References: 5

  • Escaping Poverty in Post‐Socialist Vietnam: Does Place Matter

    Open AccessScott R Sanders, David L BrownARTICLEPoverty & Public Policy2014Cited by: 1References: 14

    Over the past two decades, Vietnam has exhibited remarkable success in eliminating poverty. In fact, since 1999 Vietnam had the highest percentage point reduction of households living in poverty of any country in Asia. Between 2004 and 2008, the period focused on in this article, the Vietnamese national poverty rate fell from 21 to 12 percent. Although Vietnam experienced a dramatic overall reduction in poverty, poverty levels remain spatially un…

  • Hurricane Katrina: Who Stayed and Why

    Open AccessB C Thiede, David L BrownARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2013Cited by: 10References: 20

  • Rural ageing in the United States: Trends and contexts

    Open AccessNina Glasgow, David L BrownARTICLEJournal of Rural Studies2012Cited by: 34References: 7

  • The Migratory Response of Labor to Special Economic Zones in the Philippines, 1995–2005

    Open AccessScott R Sanders, David L BrownARTICLEPopulation Research and Policy…2012References: 7

  • Calvin Beale's Legacy for Rural Demography

    Open AccessDavid Brown, David L Brown et al.ARTICLERural Sociology2011References: 6

  • The Political Economy of Urban Reclassification in Post-Socialist Hungary

    Laszlo J Kulcsar, David L BrownARTICLERegional Studies2010Cited by: 6References: 3

    Kulcsar L. J. and Brown D. L. The political economy of urban reclassification in post-socialist Hungary, Regional Studies. Urban reclassification is usually a statistical exercise, acknowledging that places have met certain development criteria. In some countries, though, it is also an important political game. Local leaders believe that the urban title is the key to future development, while national politicians perceive reclassification as a to…

  • Intercounty Variability of Net Migration at Older Ages as a Path‐Dependent Process

    Open AccessDavid Brown, David L Brown et al.ARTICLERural Sociology2010Cited by: 17References: 4

    A bstract This article seeks to identify factors associated with the formation and development of nonmetropolitan destinations for older in‐migration, thereby explaining why some U.S. counties are more likely than others to be nonmetro retirement destinations. We contend that most nonmetro retirement destinations are established and developed over time through a path‐dependent process. When amenities are commodified as recreation and tourism, mig…

  • Placing the Rural in Regional Development

    Neil Ward, David L BrownARTICLERegional Studies2009Cited by: 40References: 1

    Urban and regional development studies tend to focus on the urban as driving innovation and growth, with surrounding areas cast in a passive, residual role. As a result, rural and urban development debates are often conducted separately. This paper introduces a special issue on rural development. It sets out current rural development thinking in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, and explores two trends affec…