Employment risk in U.S. metropolitan and nonmetropolitan regions: The influence of industrial specialization and population characteristics

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 517-542

  Hammond, George W ^a   Thompson, Eric ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; LABOR MARKET;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7244251605     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2004.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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