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Title: Effects of the Great Recession on the U.S. Agricultural Labor Market

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2015

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Abstract: Recessions typically lead to excess supply in non agricultural labor markets. However, a major recession, like the Great Recession, has different effects in the seasonal agriculture labor market. During such recession, hourly earnings of workers, the probability that workers receive bonuses, and employed workers’ weekly hours rise. These results are consistent with a large reduction in immigrant labor supply during a major recession. Direct and indirect evidence on immigration supports this conclusion . . .

Url: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/15v0h4v7

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Authors: Fan, Maoyong; Pena, Anita Alves; Perloff, Jeffrey M.

Series Title: IRLE Working Papers

Publication Number: 104-15

Institution: UC Berkeley

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Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Other

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