WORKER TURNOVER, FARM-LABOR CONTRACTORS, AND IRCAS IMPACT ON THE CALIFORNIA FARM-LABOR MARKET

Authors
TAYLOR JE THILMANY D
Citation
Je. Taylor et D. Thilmany, WORKER TURNOVER, FARM-LABOR CONTRACTORS, AND IRCAS IMPACT ON THE CALIFORNIA FARM-LABOR MARKET, American journal of agricultural economics, 75(2), 1993, pp. 350-360
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,"AgricultureEconomics & Policy
Journal title
American journal of agricultural economics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029092
Volume
75
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
350 - 360
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9092(1993)75:2<350:WTFCAI>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Employer sanctions under the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act ( IRCA) were intended to encourage U.S. employers to adjust to a smaller , more legal workforce. This paper presents findings of an econometric analysis of farm worker turnover as a vehicle to test IRCA's effectiv eness. Our findings do not support the hypothesis that IRCA initially succeeded in reducing the reliance on new immigrants in California agr iculture.