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Wages, Mechanization, and Employment in Harvesting Florida Tomatoes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 April 2015

Glenn A. Zepp
Glenn A. Zepp*
Affiliation:
National Economic Analysis Division, Economic Research Service, USDA, stationed at the University of Florida
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Two events are occurring which could have a profound effect on the Florida tomato industry. One is the development of a technology for harvesting fresh-market tomatoes mechanically. The second is the development of wage legislation affecting farm workers. This paper is an attempt to evaluate the effect of different minimum wage levels on the rate of adoption of mechanical harvesting, and the subsequent effect on employment and earnings in the tomato industry.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , December 1973 , pp. 131 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © Southern Agricultural Economics Association 1973

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