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Recent Scientific Accomplishments Franklin’s research, generally of a quantitative regional science nature, focuses on spatial elements of migration and fertility in both the United States and Western Europe. As a population geographer, Franklin is primarily interested in explanations of fertility and mobility variations across space, with a particular emphasis on empirical applications. Methodologies used in her research typically include spatial regression modeling, mapping, and GIS. One paper, for example, published through the U.S. Census Bureau, highlighted states and metropolitan areas suffering from net-outmigration of the general population, but seen as magnets for young, college educated individuals. An invited paper in the International Regional Science Review (2006) discussed the potential problems regional scientists (and quantitative population geographers) can expect to face with respect to detailed migration data as the decennial long form questionnaire is phased out. Another recently completed paper, with Michael Tiefelsdorf, addresses the development of the spatial weights matrix used in many spatial regression models, with an application to provincial fertility levels in Italy. At this time, Franklin does not have any externally funded research. Over the next few years, Franklin will continue to apply a spatial perspective to fertility and migration issues in Europe and the United States. For example, she has recently been working on a paper that addresses the impact of population structure, rather than simply absolute size, on resource consumption as a country develops economically. On a different topic, she has also recently completed the analysis for a paper on the relationship between fertility rates and the “red state / blue state” dichotomy observed in recent presidential elections. Preliminary results show that media stories correlating high birth rates to a propensity to vote Republican told only a small part of the story. | ||||||||
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