Discussion Paper
The Homework Gap: Digital Access at Home for Students in the Fifth District
Lee, Alaina; Marre, Alexander W. (2020-08-28)
The digital access “homework gap” most severely affects students in poor households and is compounded in rural areas by a lack of broadband internet infrastructure.
Regional Matters

Discussion Paper
Rural Spotlight: Bringing Broadband to Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Marre, Alexander W.; Nikolov, Alexander (2021-07-15)
Regional Matters

Journal Article
Rural Population Loss and Strategies for Recovery
Marre, Alexander W. (2020-01)
Econ Focus , Issue 1Q , Pages 27-30

Briefing
School Quality as a Tool for Attracting People to Rural Areas
Price, David A.; Marre, Alexander W.; Rupasingha, Anil (2020-08)
Many rural localities are interested in strategies for retaining residents and attracting newcomers. Recent research indicates that one promising strategy for rural development is maintaining and improving the quality of an area's public schools. In this research, which is the first national study of the relationship between school quality and migration flows in and out of rural areas, better outcomes for students in a rural county's schools were associated with higher migration into that county.
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Issue 20-08 , Pages 4

Discussion Paper
Maryland’s Sluggish Payroll Employment Growth
Marre, Alexander W. (2020-02-26)
Explore how payroll employment growth in Maryland has differed from the nation since the Great Recession in this Regional Matters article.
Regional Matters

Briefing
School Quality as a Tool for Attracting People to Rural Areas
Price, David; Marre, Alexander W.; Rupasingha, Anil (2020-08)
Many rural localities are interested in strategies for retaining residents and attracting newcomers. Recent research indicates that one promising strategy for rural development is maintaining and improving the quality of an area’s public schools. In this research, which is the first national study of the relationship between school quality and migration flows in and out of rural areas, better outcomes for students in a rural county’s schools were associated with higher migration into that county.
Richmond Fed Economic Brief , Volume 20 , Issue 9 , Pages 4 pgs.

Discussion Paper
COVID-19 Remote Learning Exposes the Digital Divide
Marre, Alexander W. (2021-03-25)
Regional Matters