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Explaining the puzzling persistence of restrictions on seasonal farm labour in Germany

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  • Sebastian Hess
  • Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel
  • Ulrike Zschache
  • Ludwig Theuvsen
  • Daniela Kleinschmit

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The regulation of seasonal foreign farm labour (SFFL) in Germany distorts market outcomes and produces no significant benefits for any of the affected groups. Analysis of the media discourse on this regulation indicates that its persistence can be attributed to the political sensitivity of unemployment and related issues in Germany. To reach these conclusions, we propose a new method for the analysis of discourse data based on a Poisson change point model, and demonstrate that exogenous factors such as unemployment in Germany can explain structural breaks in the media discourse on SFFL in Germany. , Oxford University Press.

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  • Sebastian Hess & Stephan von Cramon-Taubadel & Ulrike Zschache & Ludwig Theuvsen & Daniela Kleinschmit, 2012. "Explaining the puzzling persistence of restrictions on seasonal farm labour in Germany," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 39(4), pages 707-728, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:erevae:v:39:y:2012:i:4:p:707-728
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    3. Kimhi, Ayal, 2015. "Is foreign farm labor a blessing or a curse? Evidence from Israel," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 211852, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    4. Puttkammer, Judith & Grethe, Harald, 2015. "The Public Debate on Biofuels in Germany: Who Drives the Discourse?," German Journal of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Department for Agricultural Economics, vol. 64(04), December.

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