Tim Wojan
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Regional Economist
202-694-5419
Email:
twojan@ers.usda.gov
Briefly:Tim Wojan joined ERS in 1999 and is currently a regional
economist in the Farm and Rural Business Branch, Resource and Rural
Economics Division. His current research focuses on industrial and
human resource development in rural areas, location and impact of
the "rural creative class," the impacts of globalization on rural
development, and assessing place-based alternatives to rural and
agricultural development policy. During a two-year appointment to
the OECD (2000 - 2002), Tim coordinated reviews of regional
development policy in member countries.
Education:Tim has a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the
University of Wisconsin and a B.A. from Oberlin College.
Selected Publications:Steininger, K. and T. Wojan. "Economic Impact of Bioenergy Development: Some
Evidence from Europe and the US," Eurochoices 10:3(December
2011):31-37 (DOI): 10.1111/j.1746-692X.2011.00214.x
McGranahan, D., J. Cromartie, and T. Wojan. Nonmetropolitan
Outmigration Counties: Some Are Poor, Many Are Prosperous,
Economic Research Report 107. Washington, DC: USDA, Economic
Research Service (November 2010).
McGranahan, D.A., T.R. Wojan, and D.M. Lambert. "The Rural Growth Trifecta: Outdoor Amenities,
Creative Class and Entrepreneurial Context," Journal of
Economic Geography 11:3(May 2010):529-557 (DOI):
10.1093/jeg/lbq007.
Johnson, T.G., D. Roberts, and T.R. Wojan. "
Model-Based Evaluation of Rural Development Policies,"
EuroChoices 9:1 (April 2010):30-36
Hill, B. and T.R. Wojan. "
Evaluation of Rural Development," EuroChoices 9:1(April
2010):22-23
Wojan, T.R., D.M. Lambert, and D.A. McGranahan. "Emoting with Their Feet: Bohemian Attraction to
Creative Milieu," Journal of Economic Geography 7:6
(November 2007):711-736; Digital Object Identifier (DOI):
10.1093/jeg/lbm029.
McGranahan, D.A. and T.R. Wojan. "The Creative Class: A Key to Rural Growth,"
Amber Waves 5:2(April 2007):16-21.
McGranahan, D.A. and T.R. Wojan. "Recasting the Creative Class
to Examine Growth Processes in Rural and Urban Counties,"
Regional Studies 41:22(April 2007):197-216.
Wojan, T.R., and D.A. McGranahan. "Ambient Returns: Creative
Capital's Contribution to Local Manufacturing Competitiveness,"
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 36:1(April
2007):133-148.
Wojan, T.R., D.M. Lambert, and D.A. McGranahan. "The Emergence
of Artistic Havens: A First Look," Agricultural and Resource
Economics Review 36:1 (April 2007):53-70.
Gale, H.F., T. Wojan, and J. Olmsted. "Skills, Flexible
Manufacturing Technology and Work Organization," Industrial
Relations 41(2002):48-79.
Pezzini, M. and T. Wojan. Leveraging Amenities for Rural Development:
Direction, Dialogue, and Negotiation in Proceedings:
Exploring Options for a New Rural America. Kansas City, MO:
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, 2001, pp. 121-138.
Wojan, T. and A. Rupasingha. "Crisis as Opportunity: Local
Context, Adaptive Agents and the Possibilities of Rural
Development," Regional Studies 35(2001):141-152.
Wojan, T. and S. Lackey. "Manufacturing Specialization in the
Southeast: Rural Necessity, Rural Possibility or Rural Vestige?"
Review of Regional Studies 30(2000):167-188.
Wojan, T. "The Composition of Rural Employment Growth in the
'New Economy,'" American Journal of Agricultural Economics
82(2000):594-605.
Wojan, T. "Fragile Virtue: Rural Labor Market Response to a New
Competitive Environment," in Peter Schaeffer and Scott Loveridge,
eds., Small Town and Rural Development: A Case Studies
Approach. Westport, CT:Praeger, 2000.
Wojan, T. "Functional Skill Requirements of Manufacturing
Employment in the Rural South." Southern Rural Sociology
15(1999):104-138.
Wojan, T. and A. Maung. "The Debate Over State-Level Inequality:
Transparent Method, Rules of Evidence and Empirical Power," The
Review of Regional Studies 28(1998):63-80.
Wojan, T. and G. Pulver. "Location Patterns of High Growth
Industries within a Functional Classification of Rural Counties,"
Growth and Change 26(1995):3-22.