Farm employment, immigration, and poverty: A structural analysis

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 349-363

  Martin, Philip ^a   Taylor, J Edward ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm employment; Immigration; Poverty; Rural communities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041738237     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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