Business + Research Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 23, 2009
Women and Minorities Getting Left Out of Green Job Market, New Study Finds
November 20, 2009
Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.
November 19, 2009
Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Report Finds Immigrants Hit Harder During Economic Downturn than Native-Born Workers
November 18, 2009
New Study Demonstrates Hidden Credit Card Fees Take From the Poor and Give to the Rich – The report found that through imposing swipe fees on every transaction paid by plastic and requiring those fees to be buried in prices to consumers, the credit card industry ensures that the top 10% of Americans get $354 million in frills while the bottom tier pays $669 million more than they should.
November 7, 2009
WCVI Study Finds Disproportionate Foreclosures in Latino, Black Communities
October 30, 2009
Un estudio subraya el “valor económico” y potencial de crecimiento del español
October 28, 2009
American Rights at Work – Immigration Study Finds Enforcement Has Undermined Workers’ Rights
October 27, 2009
The Economic Benefits of Immigration to Louisiana
September 28, 2009
Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen and Expand the American Middle Class: 2009 Edition
September 24, 2009
Hodges University is gathering statistics about Hispanic residents of Lee and Collier counties. – The report aggregates data mined from federal census activities. It’s the precursor to the university’s Hispanic Institute “moving toward filling in the gaps, by doing our own research,” said Aysegul Timur, professor in business administration.
Half of New Latino Immigrants to U.S. Send Money Abroad :: U.S.-born Latinos are much less likely to send remittances, unless they report being religious
Study: Minorities underrepresented in games – USC researcher surveys 150 best-selling games, finds zero Hispanic or Native American protagonists; women, children, and the elderly also disproportionately rare.
September 3, 2009
New NCLR Report: Latino Worker Deaths Sound the Alarm for Declining Standards in America’s Workplaces
August 20, 2009
Labor report: Hispanic workplace deaths decline – Fatal injury rate for Hispanics per 100,000 decreased from 5.3 deaths to 4
August 17, 2009
New study shows that white men get a lot more tips about job opportunities in upper management than Hispanics
New Cato Report Highlights Economic Benefits of Legalizing Immigrants – Reform that Includes Legalization Would Yield a Net Benefit of $180 Billion Over 10 Years, While Enforcement Efforts Alone Would Incur $80 Billion in Losses
July 20, 2009
Latino-owned Businesses: Potential Boon For Economy – Study commissioned by newly-formed Latino Business Chamber shows Latino businesses are positioned to grow – Strengthening Latino Businesses in Greater Los Angeles
July 14, 2009
Hispanic Consumers Weather Economic Storm Differently Than Non-Hispanics
June 11, 2009
Mercury Mambo’s 2009 Hispanic Shopper + Retailer Study
June 3, 2009
Experian SimmonsSM and Univision unveil new data revealing consumers’ reaction to today’s economy.
April 22, 2009
Study: Latinas Are Technically Savvy, Brand-Loyal ‘Chief Household Officers’ – Meredith and Telemundo Team to Survey Key Demographic
March 10, 2009
Study: Hispanic Families Eat At Home With Children More Than Other Families
January 21, 2009
A report from the Direct Marketing Association, in conjunction with PSA and Zubi Advertising, shows 92% of marketers and agencies in the Hispanic market use non-catalog direct mail; over half (52.1%) use telephone marketing.
December 12, 2008
The U.S. Hispanic Economy in Transition: Second-Generation Wave
November 21, 2008
Results of the latest study on Latino consumer attitudes show that the buying power of Hispanics is in the billions. The study called DATOS, the Spanish word for ‘data,’ says Arizona has the 6th largest Hispanic population in the sountry with nearly 2 million Latinos, and that could translate to a new group of influential consumers.
November 12, 2008
Experian Study Reveals Hispanics’ Attitudes About Finances
November 7, 2008
Shopping Habits of U.S. Hispanic Adults Differ From the Average U.S. Adult
November 3, 2008
Hispanics and the economy: Economic stagnation for Hispanic American workers, throughout the 2000s
October 20, 2008
Immigrants contribute $10.6 billion a year to Long Island’s economy by increasing productivity, generating new business and paying taxes, according to a study to be released Monday by Adelphi University’s Center for Social Innovation.
October 15, 2008
Immigrants integral to Nebraska state economy, UNO study finds – If immigrants vanished and weren’t replaced in three of its key industries, Nebraska would lose 78,000 jobs, including some filled by U.S.-born workers. Production throughout the state would drop nearly 9 percent, or by $13.5 billion.
September 3, 2008
Professor Shows Relationship Between Lower Wages and Poor English is Larger than Previously Shown – Arthur H. Goldsmith, Jackson T. Stephens Professor of Economics at W&L, has co-authored an article on “Measuring the Wage Costs of Limited English”
August 17, 2008
Indigenous Central Americans increasingly fill ranks of farmworkers – New survey — “A Sustainable Bounty: Investing in Our Agricultural Future” — was conducted by the Washington State Farmworker Housing Trust
August 14, 2008
Synovate study finds U.S. Hispanics and African-Americans still have much lower ownership of several financial services and products
August 6, 2008
HispanicAd.com and Cyber-Surveys.com fielded a landmark online study targeting the US Hispanic advertising, marketing and media professionals to gauge their media consumption habits and preferences to technology and news sources.
August 1, 2008
In 2008, eMarketer estimates there are 23 million Hispanics online, about 52% of the US Hispanic population, but widening cultural and language fragmentation makes reaching them a challenge. And as the population grows, so will the problem.
July 30, 2008
Senator Ken Salazar, Representative Michael Honda, and other congressional leaders joined high-ranking corporate representatives to speak on the importance of achieving greater integration of Hispanics within the United States. Speakers echoed themes emphasized in the new AS/COA white paper on Hispanic integration and the role of the private sector. Integration is both a challenge and an opportunity. Above all, it is a pressing issue for the U.S. economy, society and politics.
July 29, 2008
Many African-American and Latino Families in Danger of Falling Out of Middle Class, According To New Report – 80% of Latino middle-class families are on shaky financial ground
July 28, 2008
The Hispanic Fact Pack – What’s Up (and Down) in the U.S. Hispanic Market | Download the Fifth Annual Guide
July 24, 2008
Wanting to identify issues important to Houston’s growing Latino population, the Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is launching a campaign to raise $10 million to fund its own research foundation.
July 10, 2008
HispanicAd: Fresh results from Label Networks’ Hispanic Youth Culture Study ’07 illustrates the astounding power, influence, and strength of America’s fast-growing demographic of 13-24-year-olds.
June 9, 2008
Despite Downturn, Hispanics Still Buying Big-Ticket Items – (Vertis study: “Tech-Savvy Hispanic Consumers More Apt to Purchase Big Ticket Electronic Items Than Non-Hispanics”)
June 5, 2008
Pew Hispanic Center Report: Latino Labor Report, 2008: Construction Reverses Job Growth for Latinos
May 28, 2008
The State of Spanish Language Media for 2007 – from The Center for Spanish Language Media
May 15, 2008
Survey: Latinos likely online, bilingual in choice of media – San Diego
May 8, 2008
Remittances from Mexican Immigrant Communities in the U.S.: How Are They Perceived in Mexico?
April 30, 2008
Fewer Latino Immigrants Sending Money Home – Only 50 percent of some 18.9 million Latino immigrants in this country now send money regularly to relatives in their home countries, compared with 73 percent two years ago, the survey found.
April 29, 2008
Jump in Fatalities of Latino Workers, Reports New AFL-CIO Death on the Job Study
April 28, 2008
The Intelligence Group Releases 2008 Latino Lifestyle Study(R)
January 10, 2008
The ChamberPost: Economic Impact of Immigration – (Arizona studies)
December 10, 2007
New Employment status of the Hispanic or Latino population by sex and age – from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
December 9, 2007
US Commerce Dept. Funds Labor & Immigration Study
November 30, 2007
Two Independent Studies Arrive at Same Conclusion: Illegal Immigrants are Wrongly Accused of Taxing U.S. Healthcare System (Latina Lista)
November 26, 2007
Immigrants Create Almost a Quarter of New York State Economic Output ($229 billion) – Fiscal Policy Institute Report: Immigrants in New York State
November 5, 2007
Hispanic Gift Card Use Soars 33 Percent, According to New Comdata(R) Study
October 26, 2007
Report says illegal workers not so hard on Iowa economy
October 9, 2007
National Hispanic Corporate Council Releases Findings of its First Community Relations Benchmarking Study
September 10, 2007
Study of Hispanic Shopping Behavior to Enhance J&J’s Go-to-Market Strategy
Digital Camera Sales Seeing Sharp Growth in Hispanic Markets
August 9, 2007
U.S. jobs are scarcer for migrants, study shows
July 12, 2007
Migrantless Arizona economic output would drop 8.2%
May 25, 2007
Research Finds Hispanic Beer Drinkers Value ‘Cold’ More Than Any Other Consumer Group
April 5, 2007
Study: Half of immigrant population in Arkansas undocumented, fuel economy
March 8, 2007
Pew Hispanic Center Factsheet: Construction Jobs Expand for Latinos Despite Slump in Housing Market
February 28, 2007
Immigrant Influx Raises Wages of Native Workers in California
January 20, 2007
New report on socioeconomic characteristics of local Hispanics – Michigan
December 6, 2006
1 in 7 Mexican workers employed in the U.S.
November 17, 2006
Hispanic Americans Say Wal-Mart Best Caters to Their Needs: Study
