How much does local job growth improve employment outcomes of the rural working poor?

Review of Regional Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 255-274

  Davis, Elizabeth E ^a   Weber, Bruce A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; LABOR MARKET; RURAL ECONOMY; SELF SUFFICIENCY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141502474     PISSN: 0048749X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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