Do farm workers earn less? An analysis of the farm labor problem

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 669-682

  Gisser, Micha ^a   Dávila, Alberto ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Farm out migration; Positive selectivity; Wage gap

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; WAGE GAP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032311035     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1244055     Document Type: Article

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