Labor Cost and Technology Adoption: Real Options Approach for the Case of Sugarcane Mechanization in Florida

Specialty crop farmers have expressed concern about labor shortages and cost increases which may arise with immigration reform. The large-scale mechanization of the Florida sugarcane harvest during the 1970s/80s serves as an historical example of how technologies evolved due to changes in local labor market conditions.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Iwai, Nobuyuki ; Emerson, Robert D. ; Walters, Lurleen M.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Crop Production/Industries \| Labor and Human Capital \| Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas Number 6758
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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