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| Santos, Florence Ivy M.; Park, Timothy A.; Escalante, Cesar L.. |
| Stricter immigration policies that affect an estimated 12 million unauthorized immigrants, 40% of whom are hired as farm workers, can potentially leave the highly labor-dependent organic farms more economically vulnerable. The displacement of unauthorized immigrants will expectedly create labor shortages. This study analyzes the impact of hiring constraints and changes in farm labor market conditions (due to stricter immigration policies) on the technical efficiency and financial performance of organic and conventional farms. A production function approach is used to analyze survey data that has a mix of organic and conventional farms in the Southeast region. Adjustment strategies to deal with labor shortage and providing workers with nonwage incentives... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural Finance; Production Economics; Productivity Analysis. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46821 |
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| Escalante, Cesar L.; Perkins, Samuel L.; Santos, Florence Ivy M.. |
| When seasonal foreign farm workers with illegal resident status have left the country, farms experience difficulty in finding “motivated” equally efficient workers to fill in the void. This study’s survey and case study indicate that larger conventional farms usually opt for greater mechanization of their operations, with downsizing as another remedy. These farms also rely heavily on family members’ increased involvement in farm management. Enterprise budget analysis results suggest that when family farm labor inputs are exhausted, business losses could be realized, as yields are significantly reduced due to difficulty or delay in hiring domestic unskilled workers. |
| Tipo: Article |
Palavras-chave: Agricultural and Food Policy; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/118954 |
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