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america.gov features study by CPC Fellows Kasarda and Johnson about economic impact of Hispanics in NC
10/15/2009 10:12 am
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Carolina Population Center Fellows John D. Kasarda and James H. Johnson, Jr.
studied the economic impact of the growing Hispanic population in North
Carolina. Their findings were featured in a recent news story by
america.gov, an information source developed by the U.S. Department of
State's Bureau of International Information Programs.
Vying for a Slice of One State's Growing Hispanic Consumer Market (by staff writer Andrzej Zwaniecki)
http://www.america.gov/st/business-english/2009/September/20090922124734saikceinawz0.359646.html
Excerpt from the america.gov story:
"North Carolina’s Hispanic population — nearly three-quarters of which
is Mexican in origin — contributed more than $9 billion to the state’s
economy in 2004 through purchases, taxes and labor at a net cost to the
state of $61 million, according to a 2006 study by the University of
North Carolina. The study projects that Hispanics’ contribution to the
state’s economy could jump to $18 billion in 2009.
John Kasarda, who co-authored the study, said Hispanic workers have
become indispensable to North Carolina’s economy. 'Without Hispanic
workers, some industries would simply collapse or wouldn’t be as
competitive as they are,' he said."
The story references this original study:
Kasarda, John D. and James H, Johnson, Jr. The Economic Impact of the
Hispanic Population on the State of North Carolina. 2006. Chapel Hill,
NC: Frank Hawkins Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise.
http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/assets/documents/2006_KenanInstitute_HispanicStudy.pdf
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