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The Rural Poverty Research Center makes available working papers on rural poverty in the United States. Papers examine the causes and consequences of poverty in rural areas and the factors affecting the success of policies to improve the self-sufficiency and well-being of low income workers and families in rural America. Working Papers are made available to the larger research community to bring attention to new research before it is available in journals or other final outlets and to allow those interested to provide feedback to the authors while the papers are under review for eventual publication. Working Papers are screened but not peer reviewed before being made available. We welcome Working Paper submissions from RPRC Research Council Members, RPRC Research Affiliates, and other researchers. We encourage submission of papers presented at RPRC-sponsored events, such as conferences and symposia. Papers submitted for inclusion in the Working Paper series should relate to the mission and goals of the Rural Poverty Research Center. Papers submitted for the Working Paper series will be reviewed by a senior RPRC researcher prior to acceptance into the series. Papers will be reviewed to ensure that they provide an original analysis or research-oriented synthesis related to our research agenda and goals and that they are complete and ready for wider dissemination. Inclusion of a paper in the RPRC Working Paper series does not constitute publication and should not limit publication in any other venue. It also does not limit inclusion in other working paper series.