scholarly journals Temperature, Labor Reallocation, and Industrial Production: Evidence from India

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 101-124
Author(s):  
Jonathan Colmer
Keyword(s):  
Labor Markets ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Level Variation ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Productivity Shocks ◽  
Labor Reallocation ◽  
Flexible Labor

To what degree can labor reallocation mitigate the economic consequences of weather-driven agricultural productivity shocks? I estimate that temperature-driven reductions in the demand for agricultural labor in India are associated with increases in nonagricultural employment. This suggests that the ability of nonagricultural sectors to absorb workers may play a key role in attenuating the economic consequences of agricultural productivity shocks. Exploiting firm-level variation in the propensity to absorb workers, I estimate relative expansions in manufacturing output in more flexible labor markets. Estimates suggest that, in the absence of labor reallocation, local economic losses could be up to 69 percent higher. (JEL J23, J43, L60, O13, O14, Q54, Q56)

Productivity Shocks and Child Labor: The Role of Credit and Agricultural Labor Markets

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 763-812 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christelle Dumas
Keyword(s):  
Labor Markets ◽  
Child Labor ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Productivity Shocks

scholarly journals Differential Returns to Labor in Indian Agriculture

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32
Author(s):  
David G. Abler
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Agricultural Productivity ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Speed Of Adjustment ◽  
Indian Agriculture ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Agricultural Wages ◽  
Differential Returns

This article explores the speed of adjustment in Indian agricultural labor markets to changing economic circumstances. Agricultural wages in sixteen states during 1970–86 are analyzed. Results indicate that agricultural wages adjust quickly toward their long-run values, completing about one-fifth to one-fourth of the adjustment per year. Results also suggest strong linkages between the agricultural and nonagricultural labor markets. Interstate agricultural productivity differences have risen substantially in the last twenty-five years, and many feel this has led to a disintegration of the agricultural labor market. The findings suggest an indirect integration may be occurring through migration to nonagriculture.

International Trade and Agricultural Labor Markets: Discussion

1982 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 362-363
Author(s):  
Hans G. Hirsch
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Agricultural Labor

scholarly journals The Influence of London on Labor Markets in Southern England, 1830-1914

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
George R. Boyer
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Market Conditions ◽  
Labor Market Conditions ◽  
Southern England ◽  
Wage Rates ◽  
Short Run

Historians have long acknowledged that London, because of its enormous size and rapidly growing demand for labor, acted as a powerful magnet for migrants from throughout southern England. However, while there is a large literature documenting the flow of migrants to London, there have been surprisingly few attempts to determine the consequences of this migration for southern labor markets. This article attempts to redress the imbalance in the literature by examining the influence of London on agricultural labor markets during the nineteenth century. In particular, the article examines the effect of distance from London on wage rates in southern England at various points in time, and the effect of labor market conditions in London on short-run changes in agricultural wage rates.

scholarly journals Economic losses associated with Wooden Breast and White Striping in broilers

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 887 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Augusto Zanetti ◽  
Denise Cristina Tedesco ◽  
Tatiele Schneider ◽  
Sabrina Tolotti Fraga Teixeira ◽  
Luciane Daroit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Stocking Density ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Condemnation Rate ◽  
White Striping ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Accelerated Growth ◽  
Wooden Breast

Currently, two defects in poultry breasts termed Wooden Breast (WB) and White Striping (WS) have been reported in slaughterhouses. These defects may be associated with the accelerated growth of the birds, management, density in the aviary, and both weight and age at slaughter. Although the health of the affected birds is not impaired, these myopathies cause carcass condemnation and economic losses to slaughterhouses, since the breasts of these chickens, considered to be prime cuts in the poultry industry, have to be discarded. This paper reports on the economic losses and factors associated with carcass condemnation caused by white striping (WS) and wooden breast (WB) in broilers from a federally inspected slaughterhouse. Twelve flocks, totaling 207,000 slaughtered broilers, were assessed as to weight and age at slaughter, and stocking density and carcass condemnations due to these two myopathies were also evaluated. Economic losses were estimated by the price of poultry breast at the firm level, around U$ 19,12 per kilo, amounting to daily losses of up to U$ 70,632.00, given that approximately 0.8% of the chicken breasts were condemned. Heavier broilers had a larger condemnation rate due to WS and WB, and so did those reared at a smaller density, due probably to their better access to water and feed, which contributed to weight gain and consequent condemnation, resulting in losses that could affect the entire poultry sector.

Women’s Work in Fragile States: Evidence from a Firm-Level Dataset in Somaliland

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 419-443
Author(s):  
Jami Nelson-Nuñez ◽  
Christopher Cyr
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Labor Markets ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Fragile States ◽  
Firm Characteristics ◽  
Access To Services ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
State Fragility ◽  
Limited Access

Abstract What explains variation in women’s employment in fragile states with conflict-affected histories and limited state capacity? Employment builds stability and including women in labor markets can yield peace dividends. We use data from a firm-level survey in Somaliland, a de facto state in northern Somalia, to investigate why some firms employ more women than others. We analyze firm characteristics affected by state fragility and conflict, including female firm ownership, diaspora ownership and management, and limited access to services. This research contributes to our understanding of economic growth in fragile contexts and identifies opportunities to address gender inequalities in the developing world.

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