The impact of immigration on a local economy: The case of Dawson County, Nebraska

Great Plains Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-309

  Bodvarsson, Örn ^a   Van Den Berg, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Great plains; Hispanics; Immigration; Labor market

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; LABOR MARKET; RURAL ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0242338696     PISSN: 10525165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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