Data and code for "Labor Supply and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Termination of the Bracero Program in 1964"
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Shmuel San, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Project Citation:
San, Shmuel. Data and code for “Labor Supply and Directed Technical Change: Evidence from the Termination of the Bracero Program in 1964.” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2022. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-12-08. https://doi.org/10.3886/E148101V1
Project Description
Summary:
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This paper studies the impact of labor supply on the creation of new technology, exploiting a large exogenous shock to the US agricultural labor supply caused by the termination of the Bracero agreements between the US and Mexico at the end of 1964. Using a text-search algorithm allocating patents to crops, I show a negative labor-supply shock induced a sharp increase in innovation in technologies related to more affected crops. The effect is stronger for technology related to labor-intensive production tasks. Farm-value dynamics indicate that, despite the positive technology reaction, the policy change was undesirable for farm owners.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Directed Technical Change;
Labor Supply;
Induced Innovation;
Automation;
Immigration Restrictions;
Bracero
JEL Classification:
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F22 International Migration
J08 Labor Economics Policies
O31 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
F22 International Migration
J08 Labor Economics Policies
O31 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
O33 Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
Geographic Coverage:
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United States
Time Period(s):
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1948 – 1985
Methodology
Unit(s) of Observation:
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Year and crop
Geographic Unit:
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County
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