Migratory Labor and Agriculture

Robert D. Emerson

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1989, vol. 71, issue 3, 617-629

Abstract: Farm workers are shown to respond strongly to economic incentives to seasonally migrate for work. The economic model is specified with separate earnings structures for migratory and nonmigratory work, and a reservation wage for migration is specified to reflect the choice between migratory and nonmigratory work. The empirical model adjusts for self-selectivity in the sample and demonstrates that domestic farm workers sort themselves into migratory and nonmigratory workers in a manner consistent with the theory of comparative advantage. Implications for immigration and government employment and training programs are considered.

Date: 1989
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