Place-Based Diminished Returns of Economic Resources in Rural America: A Framework for Understanding Geography-Conditioned Inequality

Shervin Assari, John Ashley Pallera, Babak Najand, Mojgan Azadi, Hossein Zare · 2025 · Trends journal of sciences research

Summary. Rural residence in the United States weakens the protective effects of socioeconomic status on health, education, and behavioral outcomes, even for non-Hispanic White populations. The authors extend the Marginalization-related Diminished Returns framework to show that structural disadvantages in rural areas reduce how effectively education, income, and other resources translate into improved outcomes. Policy interventions must address place-specific constraints that limit opportunity rather than simply increasing resources.

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  journal = {Trends journal of sciences research},
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  doi     = {10.31586/jsmhes.2025.6067},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.31586/jsmhes.2025.6067}
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DOI

10.31586/jsmhes.2025.6067

Countries

United States

Regions

North America

Categories

rural-data-and-definitions, policy

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2026-04-28