Is there a farm labor shortage?

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 476-481

  Hertz, Tom ^a   Zahniser, Steven ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CROP PRODUCTION; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR SUPPLY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; WAGE;

EID: 84872713844     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: 14678276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajae/aas090     Document Type: Conference Paper

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