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Peer reviewedLogan, John; Alba, Richard D.; Dill, Michael; Zhou, Min – International Migration Review, 2000
Tracks the evolution of metropolitan ethnic economics between 1980-90, when most immigrant groups experienced explosive population growth. Uses census data to describe ethnic enclaves, entrepreneurial niches, and employment niches in metropolitan areas. Results suggest that initial successes of some groups (Whites, Cubans, Koreans, and Chinese)…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Peer reviewedBaerga, Maria del Carmen; Thompson, Lanny – International Migration Review, 1990
Argues that the semiperipheral development of Puerto Rico since around 1975 has created a relative labor surplus in formal sectors of the economy while increasing demand for cheap labor in the informal service sector. Describes migration of Puerto Ricans to and from the U.S. and of Dominicans to Puerto Rico. (AF)
Descriptors: Dominicans, Economic Development, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedTseng, Yen-Fen – International Migration Review, 1995
Qualitative and quantitative techniques, including a telephone survey of 310 Taiwanese business owners, were used to study the unique features of Taiwanese immigrant businesses in Los Angeles (California). When provided with entrepreneurial capital, Taiwanese enterprises grow rapidly in the context of Los Angeles's economic restructuring. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acculturation, Business, Chinese Americans, Economic Development
