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Entrepreneurship, Sanctions, and Labor Contracting

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  • Polopolus, Leo C.
  • Emerson, Robert D.

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Entrepreneurs innovate their individual business organizations not only to deal with production and price risks, but also to cope with the risk of sanctions or penalties imposed by society's laws and regulations. More specifically, labor-intensive agricultural firms, faced with potentially large fines for violation of immigration and labor laws, increasingly modify the organization of their firms by shifting the management of routine seasonal labor jobs to independent farm labor contractors. The use of labor contracting is further intensified because of the effectiveness of labor contractors in the recruitment of illegal aliens.

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  • Polopolus, Leo C. & Emerson, Robert D., 1991. "Entrepreneurship, Sanctions, and Labor Contracting," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 23(1), pages 57-68, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:23:y:1991:i:01:p:57-68_01
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    1. Goodwin, H. L., 1991. "The U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement: Agricultural Labor Issues," Reports 257951, Texas A&M University, Agribusiness, Food, and Consumer Economics Research Center.
    2. Dawn Thilmany & Steven C. Blank, 1996. "FLCs: An analysis of labor management transfers among California agricultural producers," Agribusiness, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 12(1), pages 37-49.
    3. Polopolus, Leo C. & Emerson, Robert D., 1992. "Wage Rates and Labor Practices in Harvesting Florida Citrus," Staff Paper Series 239300, University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department.

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