The objective of the study is to analyze empirically the demand
for hired farm labor and the elasticities of substitution of capital for
labor in the U.S., the Middle Atlantic region, the Pacific region, and
in the states of California and Oregon.
The data period 1941-1969 was analyzed for the...
The issues of farm labor unionization, with its accompanying wage demands, and of raising the agricultural wage rate through legislative action, continue to receive increasing nationwide attention. However, much of the policy for dealing with this sector was formulated at a time when the wage-employment response was significantly different than...
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