Determinants of agricultural labor wage in Jordan: a comparative study of expatriate versus local labor

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The agricultural sector was considered to be Jordan's most productive sector during the 1930s until the 1960s. However, changes in the Jordanian economy during the 1970s resulted in a decline in the sector's contribution to the GDP. The Cobb-Douglas production function and the Mincer approach to human capital are used to study wages in Jordan's agricultural sector. Replacement of expatriate labor with local labor is unjustifiable. It is more proper to educate and train local labor to make them more competitive with expatriate workers.

Research, Employment, Jordan, Alien labor, Foreign labor

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On the intersectoral migration of agricultural labor

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The analysis of off-farm migration is significant because of its effect on the share of agricultural labor. Results of such studies show the positive relation of rate of migration with the income differential between agriculture and nonagriculture sectors. Off-farm migration simultaneously leads to an increase of income in the rural sector and to the development of non-agriculture. Although the process is likely to span generations, a study of the process is recommended because of its effect on the dynamics of labor allocation.

Farm Laborers, Emigration and immigration, Agricultural laborers

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Aggregate agricultural supply response in developing countries: a survey of selected issues

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A survey of literature presents new insights into the issue of aggregate agricultural supply response in developing countries. The review cast doubt on the common notion of a highly inelastic aggregate supply for agriculture in Africa. Price policy and investment in public goods are now seen as complementary policies. The review also allowed researchers to dissect and present models which better represent the real economic phenomena underlying aggregate agricultural supply response.

Agricultural Programs, Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities, Developing countries, Agricultural policy, Food supply

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