MIGRATION OF SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL-WORKERS

Nearly half of all seasonal farm workers migrate at least 75 miles in a given year. An expected earnings differential from migration weakly induces migration: a 10% earnings differential raises the probability of migrating by slightly more than 1%. This result indicates that ther e are substantial costs to migrating and that employers must offer lar ge earnings premia to induce a substantial number of workers to move t o their jobs. Some demographic groups earn substantially higher earnin gs by migrating. These higher earnings from migration are primarily du e to higher wages rather than more hours of work.