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Effect of U.S. Immigration Reform on Labor‐Intensive Agricultural Commodities
Author(s) -
Gunter Lewell F.,
Jarrett Joseph C.,
Duffield James A.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
american journal of agricultural economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.949
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1467-8276
pISSN - 0002-9092
DOI - 10.2307/1243187
Subject(s) - immigration , immigration reform , economics , labor demand , agriculture , supply and demand , labour economics , excess supply , supply side , production (economics) , factors of production , agricultural economics , immigration policy , market economy , wage , macroeconomics , archaeology , ecology , biology , history
Abstract A major concern in development of the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act was the potential for reductions in seasonal farm labor supply. Although the act appears to have increased farm labor supply, future immigration policy will likely be affected by similar concerns. Muth's model of industry supply and factor demand is adapted to analyze effects of labor supply reductions on selected U.S. crops. Labor factor share and output demand elasticity are the most important factors influencing the impact of labor supply on production, and effects of moderate supply decreases will be small if recent output demand conditions continue.