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	Provedor de dados AgEcon (1) Autor Emerson, Robert D. (1) Napasintuwong, Orachos (1) Palavra-chave Farm mechanization (1) Immigrant workers (1) Induced innovation (1) J43 (1) J6 (1) Labor and Human Capital (1) O3 (1) Profit function model (1) Q55 (1) Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (1) Technological change (1) Mais... Tipo do documento Conference Paper or Presentation (1) Ano 2006 (1) País United States (1) Idioma Inglês (1)		Ordenar por:  Relevância Autor Título Ano Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última Immigrant Workers and Technological Change in U.S. Agriculture: A Profit Maximization Approach of Induced Innovation AgEcon Napasintuwong, Orachos; Emerson, Robert D.. This paper analyzes changes in U.S. agricultural technology during 1960-1999, emphasizing the role of immigrant workers on farm mechanization. The rates and directions of biased technological change based on the induced innovation theory are compared before and after the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 which was intended to reduce employment of unauthorized workers. Unlike previous studies of induced innovation, this paper develops a new theoretical and empirical model of induced innovation using a profit maximization approach. The contribution of the profit maximization approach is that it allows changes in output combinations as a result of technological change. We found that the technology was biased against hired and... Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation Palavras-chave: Immigrant workers; Farm mechanization; Technological change; Induced innovation; Profit function model; Labor and Human Capital; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; J43; J6; O3; Q55. Ano: 2006 URL: http://purl.umn.edu/25505 Registros recuperados: 1 Primeira ... 1 ... Última

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