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| Title: | The Effects of NAFTA and U.S. Farm Policies on Illegal Immigration and Agricultural Trade |
| Authors: | Luckstead, Jeff
Devadoss, Stephen
Rodriguez, Abelardo |
| Keywords: | farm policies
illegal migration
NAFTA
trade |
| JEL Codes: | F13
F16
F22 |
| Issue Date: | 2012-02 |
| Abstract: | We analyze the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and United
States farm subsidies on U.S.-Mexican illegal immigration and agricultural trade. The theoretical
analysis develops an integrated trade-migration model and shows that NAFTA and
U.S. subsidies exacerbate the illegal labor flow and increase U.S. exports. The theoretical
analysis is empirically implemented by simultaneous estimation and simulation analysis. The
analysis shows that NAFTA increased the number of undocumented workers to U.S. agriculture
and U.S. farm exports to Mexico by an average of 1573 and $6.82 billion, respectively.
U.S. farm subsidy reduction decreases unauthorized entry marginally and U.S.
farm exports by an average of $3.2 billion. |
| URI: | http://purl.umn.edu/120457 |
| Institution/Association: | Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics> Volume 44, Number 01, February 2012 |
| Total Pages: | 19 |
| From Page: | 1 |
| To Page: | 19 |
| Collections: | Volume 44, Number 01, February 2012
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