Location Preference and Opportunity Cost: A South Texas Perspective.

Hansen, Niles

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ERIC Number: EJ269097

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Publication Date: 1982-Sep

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Location Preference and Opportunity Cost: A South Texas Perspective.

Hansen, Niles

Social Science Quarterly, v63 n3 p506-16 Sep 1982

Describes a study which examined the job location preferences of 1981 high school seniors from three very poor, predominantly Mexican-American cities in south Texas. Results indicated that students were willing to move to take advantage of better economic opportunities. There was a tendency to shun Chicago and Detroit. (AM)

Descriptors: Employment, High Schools, Mexican Americans, Relocation, Rural to Urban Migration, Social Science Research, Student Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Texas

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