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Are Hispanic Immigrant Families Reviving the Economies of America's Small Towns?

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  • Coates, Dennis

    (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

  • Gindling, T. H.

    (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

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In the 1990s, rural areas and small towns in the United States, which had been losing population, became the destinations for an increasing number of Hispanic immigrants and their families, slowing and in some cases reversing population declines. In this paper, we examine whether faster growth in the Hispanic population is linked to faster growth in income per capita in rural areas and small towns. Our results indicate strong support for the hypothesis that Hispanic population growth has fueled increased economic growth in those small, rural communities whose populations had been in decline during the 1970s and 1980s.

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  • Coates, Dennis & Gindling, T. H., 2010. "Are Hispanic Immigrant Families Reviving the Economies of America's Small Towns?," IZA Discussion Papers 4682, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp4682
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    1. Are Hispanic Immigrant Families Reviving the Economies of America’s Small Towns?
      by Ariel Goldring in Free Market Mojo on 2010-02-17 14:03:04

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    1. Craig Wesley Carpenter, 2016. "The Dynamics Of Latino-Owned Business With Comparisions To Other Ethnicities," Working Papers 16-33, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.

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    Keywords

    migration; Hispanics; regional economic growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R23 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Household Analysis - - - Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population
    • O4 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity

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