Using Alabama county data from 1980 and 1990 censuses and store opening dates, this paper presents an econometric study of the impact of the presence of Wal-Mart on black-white income and unemployment differentials. It is posited that Wal-Mart changes the competitive nature of the labor market...

This paper discusses economic development policy in the Yugoslav republics, with particular attention to agricultural production. Previous researchers have suggested that a development strategy of transferring investment resources from the more developed to the less developed republics as well...