Three Essays on Immigration Reform, Worker Self-selectivity and Earnings in the U.S. Farm Labor Market

Download or read book Three Essays on Immigration Reform, Worker Self-selectivity and Earnings in the U.S. Farm Labor Market written by Lurleen M. Walters and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The analytical approach uses a treatment effects approach which casts legalization as a treatment (or policy intervention) under the assumption of heterogeneity. The results show an overall positive impact of legalization on farm worker wage outcomes, and with the expected positive sorting on the gains from legal status. The evaluation of immigration policy implications for the farm labor market via the treatment effects framework is a valuable contribution to the literature since this approach has not been used in the context of farm labor before. Given the current strong national and political interest in immigration reform and attendant issues for the agricultural sector, the study is a timely contribution. It should also be of considerable interest to agricultural economists, particularly those working in areas of labor intensive agriculture where labor issues are prime concerns for growers.