Difficulties in Functioning among Children in the United States: 2021-2023. National Health Statistics Reports. Number 218

Authors: Julie D. Weeks, Jennifer H. Madans, Lindsey I. Black, Nazik Elgaddal, Benjamin Zablotsky, National Center for Health Statistics (DHHS/PHS)

Source: National Center for Health Statistics. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 20

Descriptors: Children, Adolescents, Disabilities, Visual Impairments, Hard of Hearing, Physical Disabilities, Communication Problems, Learning Problems, Play, Psychomotor Skills, Age Differences, Daily Living Skills, Memory, Attention, Adjustment (to Environment), Coping, Interpersonal Competence, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Incidence, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Rural Urban Differences, Family Income

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: National Health Interview Survey

Unfulfilled Promises of Morocco's Vision 2015-2030: Gaps between Policy and Implementation in Education Reform

Authors: Mohamed Ibnessiddiq (ORCID 0009-0008-5836-0662)

Source: Online Submission. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 28

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Educational Change, Rural Urban Differences, Enrollment Trends, Dropout Rate, Gender Differences, Reading Achievement, Scores, Barriers, Language of Instruction, Language Planning, Bilingualism, Equal Education, Sex Fairness, Access to Education, Educational Quality

Geographic Terms: Morocco, Tunisia, Rwanda

Navigating the Transition: Disability Services, Funding, and Student Outcomes in Texas Community Colleges

Authors: J. Jacob Kirksey, Braden Re, Jennifer A. Freeman, State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)

Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Students with Disabilities, Community College Students, Expenditures, Student Personnel Services, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Outcomes of Education, Rural Urban Differences, Budgeting, Costs

Geographic Terms: Texas

Resilience and Preparedness Across Place: A Multilevel Analysis of Urban–Rural and Socioeconomic Divides.

Authors: Henrekson, Ebba^1,2 (AUTHOR) ebba.henrekson@mchs.se, Lundåsen, Susanne Wallman³ (AUTHOR)

Source: Risk Analysis: An International Journal. Nov2025, p1. 14p. 4 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *SOCIOECONOMICS, *CRISIS management, PREPAREDNESS, RURAL-urban differences, PSYCHOLOGICAL resilience, REGIONAL disparities, RISK perception, SENSITIVITY analysis

Geographic Terms: SWEDEN

A Mixture-of-Experts model to deal with the rural/urban dichotomy in small area estimation Open Access.

Authors: Gardini, Aldo¹ (AUTHOR), Nicolò, Silvia De¹ (AUTHOR), Fabrizi, Enrico² (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C (Applied Statistics). Dec2025, Vol. 74 Issue 5, p1255-1278. 24p.

Subject Terms: *SOCIOECONOMIC factors, RURAL-urban differences, SMALL area statistics, LOGISTIC regression analysis, STATISTICAL models, MULTILEVEL models, BANGLADESHIS

Unintended Benefits: Impact of Place‐Based Policies on the Rural–Urban Income Gap in China's Old Revolutionary Base Areas.

Authors: Li, Yanan¹ (AUTHOR), Zhang, Minglin^2,3 (AUTHOR), Wen, Huwei⁴ (AUTHOR) wenhuwei@ncu.edu.cn

Source: American Journal of Economics & Sociology. Nov2025, Vol. 84 Issue 5, p695-711. 17p.

Subject Terms: *INCOME distribution, *REAL economy, *ECONOMIC development, *ECONOMIC policy, RURAL-urban differences, PUBLIC services, AGRICULTURAL development

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Knowledge might not be enough: acceptance of energy communities across the urban-rural divide.

Authors: Arauzo-Carod, Josep-Maria^1,2 (AUTHOR) josepmaria.arauzo@urv.cat, Jaria-Manzano, Jordi^2,3 (AUTHOR), Manjón-Antolín, Miguel¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: European Planning Studies. Nov2025, Vol. 33 Issue 11, p1975-1992. 18p.

Subject Terms: *CLEAN energy, *GOVERNMENT policy, RURAL-urban differences, SOCIAL context, ENVIRONMENTAL ethics, COMMUNITY organization, CITIES & towns, AWARENESS

Urban-rural economic inequality: is social entrepreneurship the solution?

Authors: Mao, Di¹ (AUTHOR) mrmao@zju.edu.cn, Chen, Jiakeng² (AUTHOR) 3170101841@zju.edu.cn, Hu, Shunshun³ (AUTHOR) huizhiaihao@sina.com

Source: China Agricultural Economic Review. 2025, Vol. 17 Issue 4, p663-678. 16p.

Subject Terms: *SOCIAL entrepreneurship, *INFORMAL sector, *SUSTAINABLE development, *ECONOMIC development, RURAL-urban differences, URBANIZATION, PANEL analysis

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Cohesion Policy and Institutional Quality Impact: Does Urban–Rural Classification Matter?

Authors: Ali, Wajid¹ (AUTHOR), Brasili, Cristina¹ (AUTHOR), Calia, Pinuccia P.¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Common Market Studies. Nov2025, p1. 27p. 3 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *REGIONAL economics, *FINANCIAL aid, *REGIONAL development, RURAL-urban differences, RURAL conditions, REGIONAL disparities

Company/Entity: EUROPEAN Union

How does digital financial inclusion respond to the urban-rural income gap in counties: effect and mechanism test.

Authors: Sun, Ying¹ (AUTHOR) sunying@sdwu.edu.cn, Liu, Yang¹ (AUTHOR), Zhou, Hongyun¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Mengyang² (AUTHOR)

Source: International Food & Agribusiness Management Review. 2025, Vol. 28 Issue 4, p722-739. 18p.

Subject Terms: *FINANCIAL inclusion, *ELECTRONIC commerce, *ECONOMIC activity, *FARM income, *ECONOMIC impact, *SOCIOECONOMICS, RURAL-urban differences, URBAN research

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Research on the spatial effect of local government competition on urban–rural income gap in China.

Authors: Le, Xiaobing (AUTHOR) le_xiaobing_db20@iluv.ums.edu.my, Aralas, Sarma Binti (AUTHOR) miasarma@ums.edu.my

Source: International Journal of Social Economics. 2025, Vol. 52 Issue 10, p1387-1399. 13p.

Subject Terms: *INCOME inequality, *PUBLIC administration, RURAL-urban differences, POLITICAL competition, RURAL development

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Produktivität: West-Ost-Muster durch Stadt-Land-Gefälle abgelöst.

Authors: Gornig, Martin¹ mgornig@diw.de

Source: Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung: DIW-Wochenbericht. 10/1/2025, Issue 40, p636-642. 7p.

Subject Terms: *LABOR productivity, RURAL-urban differences

Productivity: East-west gap replaced by urban-rural gap.

Authors: Gornig, Martin¹ mgornig@diw.de

Source: DIW Weekly Report. 10/1/2025, Vol. 15 Issue 40, p266-271. 6p.

Subject Terms: *LABOR productivity, *REGIONAL development, *REGIONAL economic disparities, RURAL-urban differences, POLICY sciences

India's household GHG emissions from basic goods: Regional patterns and inequalities.

Authors: Bogra, Shelly¹ (AUTHOR) shbogr@gmail.com, Creutzig, Felix^2,3,4 (AUTHOR), Pichler, Peter‐Paul² (AUTHOR) pichler@pik-potsdam.de

Source: Journal of Industrial Ecology. Oct2025, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p1736-1747. 12p.

Subject Terms: *SUSTAINABLE development, GREENHOUSE gases, RURAL-urban differences, EMISSION inventories, EQUALITY, HOUSEHOLD supplies, REGIONAL disparities

Geographic Terms: INDIA

Prevalence and Correlates of Meeting World Health Organization 24-Hour Movement Guidelines Among 3–4 Year-Olds in Malawi: The Cross-Sectional SUNRISE Malawi Study.

Authors: Mwase-Vuma, Tawonga W., Janssen, Xanne, Okely, Anthony D., Kayange, Janine, Chong, Kar Hau, Cross, Penny, Evance, Seth, Reilly, John J.

Source: Journal of Physical Activity & Health; Nov2025, Vol. 22 Issue 11, p1357-1369, 13p

Subject Terms: PHYSICAL activity, WORLD health, PRESCHOOL children, DISEASE prevalence, RURAL-urban differences, PARENTAL influences

Geographic Terms: MALAWI

Company/Entity: WORLD Health Organization

The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention. Working Paper No. 320-0625

Authors: Andrew M. Camp, J. Cameron Anglum, Cory Koedel, Se Woong Lee, Tuan D. Nguyen, National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 48

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: School Schedules, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Program Effectiveness, School Districts, Rural Schools, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Research, Attendance, Motivation, Elementary Secondary Education, Rural Urban Differences, Teacher Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Labor Turnover, Faculty Mobility

Geographic Terms: Missouri

IES Funded: Yes

Lingering Absence in Public Schools: Tracking Post-Pandemic Chronic Absenteeism into 2024

Authors: Nat Malkus, American Enterprise Institute (AEI)

Source: American Enterprise Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Attendance, COVID-19, Pandemics, Geographic Location, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, School Districts, Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Trend Analysis, Poverty, Rural Urban Differences, School District Size, One Parent Family, Urban Schools, Rural Schools, Suburban Schools

Can medical consortiums bridge the gap in health inequity in China? A propensity score matching analysis Open Access.

Authors: Feng, Chong¹ (AUTHOR), Chen, Yusheng^2,3 (AUTHOR), Wang, WeiWei^2,4 (AUTHOR), Chen, Shuzhen^2,5 (AUTHOR)

Source: Health Policy & Planning. Aug2025, Vol. 40 Issue 7, p727-736. 10p.

Subject Terms: *HEALTH care networks, *SOCIOECONOMICS, HEALTH equity, RURAL-urban differences, PROPENSITY score matching, CHINESE people, HEALTH policy

Geographic Terms: CHINA

Explaining the Big Mac Urban‐Rural Price Gap in the United States.

Authors: Alfaro, Fernanda¹ (AUTHOR) Fernanda.alfaro.g@gmail.com, Loveridge, Scott¹ (AUTHOR), Paredes, Dusan^1,2 (AUTHOR), Skidmore, Mark¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Journal of Regional Science. Sep2025, p1. 16p. 3 Illustrations.

Subject Terms: *PRICE inflation, *PURCHASING power parity, *PRICE level changes, *MICROECONOMICS, *MARKET equilibrium, RURAL-urban differences, HAMBURGERS, AREA studies

Geographic Terms: UNITED States

THE IMPACT OF THE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVE SERVICE INDUSTRY ON THE INCOME GAP BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENTS: EVIDENCE FROM 276 CHINESE PREFECTURE-LEVEL CITIES.

Authors: DU, RONG¹ (AUTHOR) dr20220316@163.com, QIAO, JUN² (AUTHOR), FENG, YOU-SHUAI³ (AUTHOR) fys1994@163.com

Source: Singapore Economic Review. Sep2025, Vol. 70 Issue 5, p1393-1416. 24p.

Subject Terms: *INCOME gap, *SERVICE industries, *ECONOMETRIC models, RURAL-urban differences, GEOGRAPHIC spatial analysis, URBANIZATION, AGRICULTURE

Geographic Terms: CHINA