An empirical examination of the relationship between mining employment and poverty in the Appalachian region

Applied Economics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 303-312

  Deaton, B James ^a   Niman, Ekaterina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; MINING INDUSTRY; PANEL DATA; POVERTY ALLEVIATION;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857722733     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2010.505558     Document Type: Article

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