International trade, employment and earnings: Evidence from US rural counties

Regional Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 355-374

  Leichenko, Robin ^a   Silva, Julie ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic globalization; Regional development; US regional growth

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MANUFACTURING; PRICE DETERMINATION; RURAL ECONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142680930     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03434002000213897     Document Type: Article

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