This paper examines the status of Mexican labor in Los Angeles since 1970, the period of extraordinary growth. Historically, mexican workers were an integral but subordinate part of the Southwest in general (Briggs, Fogel and Schmidt 1977; Barrera 1987) and Los Angeles in particular (Romo 1983), but...

Conventional views of comparative advantage hold that capital-inten-sive manufacture should be located in industrialised nations, while labour-intensive aspects should locate in developing nations. This view has had to come to terms with the fact that countries such as South Korea, Taiwan and...

This paper uses data from the metropolitan samples of the American Housing Survey in 1977-78 and 1985 to examine the commute patterns of whites, blacks and Hispanics in US metropolitan areas, with a particular focus on the commutes of workers living in predominantly minority residential areas....

The research demonstrated innovative methods for using GPS-enhanced travel and activity monitoring to measure, analyze, and verify highly resolved travel patterns of low-income households for multiple modes and days. Previous studies suggest the travel of low-income households varies...

Surveys-one of the most widely used tools for collecting information relevant to studying residential energy consumption-are both a boon and a bane to researchers. The data can be used to calculate appliance and insulation saturations and, when combined with billing information, used to model...

Auto insurance rates can vary dramatically, with much higher premiums in poor and minority areas than elsewhere, even after accounting for individual characteristics, driving history and coverage. This project used a unique data set to examine the relative influence of place-based socioeconomic...

This paper uses data from the metropolitan samples of the American Housing Survey in 1977-78 and 1985 to examine the commute patterns of whites, blacks and Hispanics in US metropolitan areas, with a particular focus on the commutes of workers living in predominantly minority residential areas....

Inadequate transportation has emerged as a major barrier to employment for welfare recipients required to transition from public assistance to employment under welfare reform. Transportation is a particularly daunting barrier for single women without access to a household car. This study uses...

This paper uses data from the metropolitan samples of the American Housing Survey in 1977/78 and 1985 to examine the commute patterns of whites, blacks, and Hispanics in metropolitan areas, with a particular focus on the commutes of workers living in predominately minority residential areas....

Implementing the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 in Los Angeles is a difficult task in part because of the size and diversity of the problem. Los Angeles County -- the unit of government responsible for administering welfare programs -- is one of the...