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The Determinants of Wage Increases in New Manufacturing Plants in Rural Areas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Thomas H. Klindt
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University óf Tennessee, Knoxville
Brady J. Deaton
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg
Maurice R. Landes
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, University óf Tennessee, Knoxville

Extract

The spatial trend of manufacturing industry toward smaller towns and rural areas, particularly in the South and West, appears to be continuing into the 1980s (Haren, 1980). Economic research has been undertaken to examine the reasons for this national shift (Haren, 1970; Beale; Lonsdale et al.), the influence of community decisions on the location process (Smith et al.; Klindt et al.; Kuehn et al.), and various facets of industrial impact on rural communities (Summers et al.; Reinschmiedt and Jones; Deaton and Landes).

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1981

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