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Peer-Reviewed Articles
"Whither the H-2A Visa Program: Expansion and Concentration," with Marcelo Castillo and Philp Martin. Choices. (Forthcoming).
"Labor Shortages and Agricultural Trucking Rates," with Timothy Richards and Marcelo Castillo. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. (Forthcoming).
"California Has 882,000 Farmworkers to Fill 413,000 Jobs," with Brandon Hooker, Philip Martin, and Marc Stockton. California Agriculture. (2024).
"More Jobs and Less Seasonal Employment in California Agriculture Since 1990," with Philip Martin. California Agriculture. (2023).
"Food System Labor and Bargaining Power," with Timothy Richards. Food Policy, 119. (2023).
"Farm Labor Supply and Fruit and Vegetable Production," with Pierre Mérel. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 105(2): 644-673. (2022).
"Economic Assimilation of Mexicans and Central Americans in the United States," with Giovanni Peri. IZA Journal of Development and Migration. (2022).
"The H-2A Program in California," with Philip Martin. California Agriculture, 75(3):135-141. (2022).
"Viewpoint: The Future of Work in Agri-Food," with Luc Christiaensen and J. Edward Taylor. Food Policy, 99. (2021).
"Can Wages Rise Quickly Enough to Keep Workers in the Fields?" with Diane Charlton, J. Edward Taylor, and Stavros Vougioukas. Choices, 34(2). (2019).
"Innovations for a Shrinking Agricultural Workforce," with Diane Charlton, J. Edward Taylor, and Stavros Vougioukas. Choices, 34(2). (2019).
Book Chapters
"US Farm Employment and Farm Workers," with Philip Martin. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies. (Unpublished Version, Forthcoming).
"The Short-Run Impacts of Immigration on Native Workers: A Sectoral Approach," with Pierre Mérel. Chapter 6 in R. Sauer (Ed.), World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration. (forthcoming).
"Economic and Societal Aspects," with J. Edward Taylor. Chapter 10 in S. G. Vougioukas and Q. Zhang (Eds.), Advanced Automation for Tree Fruit Orchards and Vineyards. (2023).
"Evolving Agricultural Labor Markets," with Diane Charlton and J. Edward Taylor. Chapter 77 in C. Barrett and D. Just (Eds.), The Handbook of Agricultural Economics. (2022).
Technical Peer Reviewed Reports
"The H-2A Foreign Worker Program in 2020," with Philip Martin and Marcelo Castillo. USDA-ERS, Economic Information Bulletin. (2022).
"Federal Labor Standards Enforcement in Agriculture: Data Reveal the Biggest Violators and Raise New Questions About How to Improve and Target Efforts to Protect Farmworkers," with Daniel Costa and Philip Martin. Economic Policy Institute Report. (2020).
Extension Outreach Reports
"Understanding and Addressing Agricultural Labor Challenges in the United States Conference Report," with Samuel Rickman. (2024).
"2023 Michigan State University Custom Work Rates," with Steven Miller, Corey Clark, and Florencia Colella. Michigan State University Extension, Farm Management Report. (2023).
"2022 Michigan State University Custom Work Rates," with Jonathan LaPorte, Matthew Gammans, Melissa McKendree, Florencia Colella, and Corey Clark. Michigan State University Extension, Farm Management Report. (2022).
"The 2022 Greenhouse and Nursery Labor Employment Survey Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor, Edward Whitney, Dahye Kim, and AmericanHort. (2022).
"The 2022 National Council of Agricultural Employers Labor Survey Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor, Edward Whitney, and Dahye Kim. (2022).
"The 2022 California Farm Bureau Federation Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor and Edward Whitney. (2022).
"The 2019 Adapting to Farm Labor Scarcity Survey Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor. (2019).
"Still Searching for Solutions: Adapting to Farm Labor Scarcity Survey 2019," with J. Edward Taylor and the California Farm Bureau Federation. (2019).
Extension Outreach Articles
"The Farm Workforce Modernization Act and the H-2A Visa Program," with Steven Miller and Florencia Colella. MSU Extension Farm Management Series. (2024).
"What Are Adverse Effect Wage Rates?," with Steven Miller and Florencia Colella. Michigan State University Extension Farm Management Series. (2024).
"Policy Ideas to Address Agricultural Labor Issues," Michigan Ag Economist, 1: 3-4. (2024).
"Michigan Dairy Labor Supply Pressures," with Phil Durst, Spartan Dairy News. (2023).
"Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness Prevention and Regulatory Compliance," Michigan Farm News. (2023).
"Understanding and Preventing Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness," Michigan State University Extension Farm Management Article. (2023).
"A Declining Farm Labor Supply Could Cost California Farmers Billions," with Pierre Mérel. ARE Update, 26(2): 1-4. (2022).
"Labor Standards Enforcement in California Agriculture," with Philip Martin, Daniel Costa, and Forest Peterson. Rural Migration News Blog No. 208. (2021).
"What Is the Future of Work in Agri-Food?" with Luc Christiaensen and J. Edward Taylor. Brookings Institution. (2020).
"Revisiting Economic Assimilation of Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States," with Giovanni Peri. Cato Institute Research Briefs in Economic Policy, No. 220. (2020).
"COVID-19 and Farm Workers: "Challenges Facing California Agriculture," with Timothy Beatty, Alexandra Hill, and Philip Martin. ARE Update, 23(5). (2020).
"Recent Mexican and Central American Immigrants Have Performed Well in the Labor Market, but There Is Room for Improvement." U.C. Davis Global Migration Center Immigration Facts Series. (2020).
"California Farmers Change Production Practices as the Farm Labor Supply Declines," with J. Edward Taylor. ARE Update, 22(6). (2019).
"Whither the H-2A Visa Program: Expansion and Concentration," with Marcelo Castillo and Philp Martin. Choices. (Forthcoming).
"Labor Shortages and Agricultural Trucking Rates," with Timothy Richards and Marcelo Castillo. Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. (Forthcoming).
"California Has 882,000 Farmworkers to Fill 413,000 Jobs," with Brandon Hooker, Philip Martin, and Marc Stockton. California Agriculture. (2024).
"More Jobs and Less Seasonal Employment in California Agriculture Since 1990," with Philip Martin. California Agriculture. (2023).
"Food System Labor and Bargaining Power," with Timothy Richards. Food Policy, 119. (2023).
"Farm Labor Supply and Fruit and Vegetable Production," with Pierre Mérel. American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 105(2): 644-673. (2022).
"Economic Assimilation of Mexicans and Central Americans in the United States," with Giovanni Peri. IZA Journal of Development and Migration. (2022).
"The H-2A Program in California," with Philip Martin. California Agriculture, 75(3):135-141. (2022).
"Viewpoint: The Future of Work in Agri-Food," with Luc Christiaensen and J. Edward Taylor. Food Policy, 99. (2021).
"Can Wages Rise Quickly Enough to Keep Workers in the Fields?" with Diane Charlton, J. Edward Taylor, and Stavros Vougioukas. Choices, 34(2). (2019).
"Innovations for a Shrinking Agricultural Workforce," with Diane Charlton, J. Edward Taylor, and Stavros Vougioukas. Choices, 34(2). (2019).
Book Chapters
"US Farm Employment and Farm Workers," with Philip Martin. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Food Studies. (Unpublished Version, Forthcoming).
"The Short-Run Impacts of Immigration on Native Workers: A Sectoral Approach," with Pierre Mérel. Chapter 6 in R. Sauer (Ed.), World Scientific Handbook of Global Migration. (forthcoming).
"Economic and Societal Aspects," with J. Edward Taylor. Chapter 10 in S. G. Vougioukas and Q. Zhang (Eds.), Advanced Automation for Tree Fruit Orchards and Vineyards. (2023).
"Evolving Agricultural Labor Markets," with Diane Charlton and J. Edward Taylor. Chapter 77 in C. Barrett and D. Just (Eds.), The Handbook of Agricultural Economics. (2022).
Technical Peer Reviewed Reports
"The H-2A Foreign Worker Program in 2020," with Philip Martin and Marcelo Castillo. USDA-ERS, Economic Information Bulletin. (2022).
"Federal Labor Standards Enforcement in Agriculture: Data Reveal the Biggest Violators and Raise New Questions About How to Improve and Target Efforts to Protect Farmworkers," with Daniel Costa and Philip Martin. Economic Policy Institute Report. (2020).
Extension Outreach Reports
"Understanding and Addressing Agricultural Labor Challenges in the United States Conference Report," with Samuel Rickman. (2024).
"2023 Michigan State University Custom Work Rates," with Steven Miller, Corey Clark, and Florencia Colella. Michigan State University Extension, Farm Management Report. (2023).
"2022 Michigan State University Custom Work Rates," with Jonathan LaPorte, Matthew Gammans, Melissa McKendree, Florencia Colella, and Corey Clark. Michigan State University Extension, Farm Management Report. (2022).
"The 2022 Greenhouse and Nursery Labor Employment Survey Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor, Edward Whitney, Dahye Kim, and AmericanHort. (2022).
"The 2022 National Council of Agricultural Employers Labor Survey Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor, Edward Whitney, and Dahye Kim. (2022).
"The 2022 California Farm Bureau Federation Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor and Edward Whitney. (2022).
"The 2019 Adapting to Farm Labor Scarcity Survey Summary of Preliminary Findings," with J. Edward Taylor. (2019).
"Still Searching for Solutions: Adapting to Farm Labor Scarcity Survey 2019," with J. Edward Taylor and the California Farm Bureau Federation. (2019).
Extension Outreach Articles
"The Farm Workforce Modernization Act and the H-2A Visa Program," with Steven Miller and Florencia Colella. MSU Extension Farm Management Series. (2024).
"What Are Adverse Effect Wage Rates?," with Steven Miller and Florencia Colella. Michigan State University Extension Farm Management Series. (2024).
"Policy Ideas to Address Agricultural Labor Issues," Michigan Ag Economist, 1: 3-4. (2024).
"Michigan Dairy Labor Supply Pressures," with Phil Durst, Spartan Dairy News. (2023).
"Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness Prevention and Regulatory Compliance," Michigan Farm News. (2023).
"Understanding and Preventing Farm Employee Heat-Related Illness," Michigan State University Extension Farm Management Article. (2023).
"A Declining Farm Labor Supply Could Cost California Farmers Billions," with Pierre Mérel. ARE Update, 26(2): 1-4. (2022).
"Labor Standards Enforcement in California Agriculture," with Philip Martin, Daniel Costa, and Forest Peterson. Rural Migration News Blog No. 208. (2021).
"What Is the Future of Work in Agri-Food?" with Luc Christiaensen and J. Edward Taylor. Brookings Institution. (2020).
"Revisiting Economic Assimilation of Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States," with Giovanni Peri. Cato Institute Research Briefs in Economic Policy, No. 220. (2020).
"COVID-19 and Farm Workers: "Challenges Facing California Agriculture," with Timothy Beatty, Alexandra Hill, and Philip Martin. ARE Update, 23(5). (2020).
"Recent Mexican and Central American Immigrants Have Performed Well in the Labor Market, but There Is Room for Improvement." U.C. Davis Global Migration Center Immigration Facts Series. (2020).
"California Farmers Change Production Practices as the Farm Labor Supply Declines," with J. Edward Taylor. ARE Update, 22(6). (2019).