Requirements towards and Discrimination against Agricultural Workers – Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment among East German Farms

Marcel Gerds

Agricultural Economics Review, 2012, vol. 13, issue 2, 28

Abstract: Using a discrete choice experiment on the basis of stated preference data from East Germany, attributes of workers are evaluated. Relevant attributes for the experiment were derived from earlier studies and a vocational classification system. Results show that reliability is the most preferred attribute of a worker, followed by having graduated from vocational school with an A and interest in the occupation. Older, female and workers with a migration background are discriminated against. Significant differences in preferences can be found by introducing four subject-specific variables – type of farming, farmer’s sex and education as well as farm acreage.

Keywords: Agricultural and Food Policy; International Development; International Relations/Trade (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/253508/files/13_2_4.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ags:aergaa:253508

DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.253508

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in Agricultural Economics Review from Greek Association of Agricultural Economists Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by AgEcon Search ().