In a previous study, Howland and Nguyen showed that cities that attracted Asian immigrants experienced slower declines in computer employment than did cities without immigration. This article continues this exploration of the role that immigrants play in labor supply and regional growth by...

This article examines the impact of immigration on the location of the computer and computer peripherals manufacturing (SIC 357) and electronic equipment manufacturing (SIC 367) industries in the United States. The authors hypothesize that to stay competitive and keep production costs low, the...

This article uses data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) grant agreement data base and a survey of 169 rural UDAG projects to evaluate the job-creation success of rural UDAG projects. The authors draw the following...