Changes in the economic fortunes of Pacific Islanders in the USA in the 1990s

Asia Pacific Viewpoint

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-121

  Ahlburg, Dennis ^a   Song, Yong Nam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Economic success; Jobs; Migration; MIRAB; Poverty

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; HUMAN CAPITAL; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MARKET; MIGRATION; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SKILLED LABOR;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746526569     PISSN: 13607456     EISSN: 14678373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8373.2006.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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