Arkansas Business and Economic Review articles

Recent articles from Arkansas Business and Economic Review

Editor's Note.(Brief Article)
December 22, 2000... Dear Readers, It is with mixed feelings that we at the Review bid farewell to the print version of our publication. Started in 1932 as the Arkansas Business Bulletin, the Review remained unchanged for 36 years. Then in 1968, the name was changed to the Arkansas Business and Economic...

Dynamics of Hispanic Population Growth in Arkansas.(Statistical Data Included)
December 22, 2000... Jeralynn S. Cossman [1] The release of county level population data from the 2000 U.S. Census demonstrates a continuation of last decade's hottest demographic trend: the Hispanic population of Arkansas is booming. The 2000 census reveals positive Hispanic growth rates in every Arkansas...

Arkansas Quick Stats.
December 22, 2000... The Arkansas unemployment rate for March 2001 was 4.1 percent, equal to the unemployment rate for the month of December. This is below the national rate of 4.3 percent for the month. Benton County again posted the lowest unemployment rate, 1.7 percent. Mississippi County, one of four counties...

The Ebb and Flow of Global Competition: Morrilton, Arkansas 'The Phoenix of Small Town America'.
December 22, 2000... Introduction As the world continues to grow smaller in terms of socioeconomic development, the grim reality of economic development has come home to roost in many communities throughout America. The global competition for a better quality of life, or at least to maintain the standard of...

Arkansas Migration and Population.
September 22, 2000... Introduction This paper examines trends in migration and population change within the state of Arkansas. Using data from the U.S. Census for the years 1990-2000, statistical tables are constructed that provide insight into the relationship between patterns of migration and changing...