Impacts of Policy Reforms on the Supply of Mexican Labor to U.S. Farms: New Evidence from Mexico

Steve Boucher, Aaron Smith, J. Edward Taylor and Antonio Yunez- Naude
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Antonio Yúnez Naude ()

No 190908, Working Papers from University of California, Davis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Abstract: The availability of immigrant farm-workers from Mexico is a critical factor affecting the fresh fruit and vegetable sector in the United States. This paper uses a retrospective panel data set from rural Mexico to examine the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Immigration Reform and Control Act on the supply of migrant labor to the United States. We find that, in contrast to policy expectations, both policies were associated with an increase in migration to U.S. farm jobs from rural Mexico.

Keywords: International Relations/Trade; Labor and Human Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26
Date: 2005-09
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Journal Article: Impacts of Policy Reforms on the Supply of Mexican Labor to U.S. Farms: New Evidence from Mexico (2007)
Journal Article: Impacts of Policy Reforms on the Supply of Mexican Labor to U.S. Farms: New Evidence from Mexico (2007)
Working Paper: IMPACTS OF POLICY REFORMS ON THE SUPPLY OF MEXICAN LABOR TO U.S. FARMS: NEW EVIDENCE FROM MEXICO (2004)
Working Paper: Impacts of Policy Reforms on the Supply of Mexican Labor to U.S. Farms: New Evidence from Mexico (2004)
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.190908

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