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8 (2), pp. 44-59, https://www.fdic.gov/bank/analytical/quarterly/2014-vol8-2/article2.pdf. 7 See Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton (2018), “Geographic Gaps Are Widening While U.S. Economic Growth Increases,” Brookings Institution, The Avenue (blog), January 23, https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2018/01/22/uneven-growth; and Brian Thiede, Lillie Greiman, Stephan Weiler, Steven C. Beda, and Tessa Conroy (2017), “The Divide between Rural and Urban America, in 6 Charts,” U.S. News & World Report, March 20, https://www.usnews.com/news/nationalnews/articles/2017-03-20/6-charts-that-illustrate-the-divide-between-rural-and-urban-america.