Demand for seasonal wage labour in agriculture: what does family farming hide?
| Autor: | Philippe Perrier-Cornet, Aurelie Darpeix, Céline Bignebat |
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| Přispěvatelé: | European Union, Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM), Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Economics and Econometrics
Labour economics business.industry seasonality 05 social sciences Wage labour Context (language use) [SHS.ECO]Humanities and Social Sciences/Economics and Finance Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous) Agricultural census Agricultural household model wage labour seasonality France Consumer/Household Economics Farm Management Labor and Human Capital Production Economics J43 D13 J23 Q12 Agriculture 8. Economic growth 0502 economics and business Economics 050202 agricultural economics & policy 050207 economics Human resources business france wage labour agricultural household model |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Agricultural Economics Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley, 2014, 65 (1), pp.257-272. ⟨10.1111/1477-9552.12019⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0021-857X 1477-9552 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1477-9552.12019⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; This article draws on the agricultural household literature to understand the dynamics of wage labour on farms in a context of family farming. The recent evolution towards an increased use of seasonal wage labour motivates the original distinction of three types of labour: family labour, permanent wage labour, and seasonal wage labour. Considering the two wage labour types and hiring cost for seasonal workers, our empirical results based on French data on fruit and vegetables farms from the agricultural census of 2000 suggest that the choice between hiring permanent or seasonal wage labour is not only determined by the seasonality of the activity. The characteristics of the local labour market also affect the trade-off between permanent and seasonal wage labour providing insights on the substitutability of the two labour types, especially when the local labour market is tight. Moreover, the substitution of seasonal wage labour for permanent wage labour can occur in the agricultural sector as means of increasing flexibility as well as reducing costs and commitments. Second, family labour is found to most likely substitute wage labour and more specifically seasonal wage labour. |
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