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Permanent Housing for Seasonal Workers? A Generalized Peak Load Investment Model for Farm Worker Housing

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  • Qenani-Petrela, Elvis
  • Mittelhammer, Ron
  • Wandschneider, Philip

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Many seasonal workers are housed in transitory accommodations, including tents and vehicles. In this study, we analyze the supply side of this problem by assuming that a public agent must house the workers through direct public investment. A peak load model is adapted to develop investment rules for the least-cost provision of seasonal worker housing, adding an interacting multi-season component to existing models. Based on this model and the data from three prototype projects, the majority of the least-cost investment would be in permanent, but seasonally occupied, housing.

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  • Qenani-Petrela, Elvis & Mittelhammer, Ron & Wandschneider, Philip, 2008. "Permanent Housing for Seasonal Workers? A Generalized Peak Load Investment Model for Farm Worker Housing," Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Cambridge University Press, vol. 40(1), pages 151-169, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jagaec:v:40:y:2008:i:1:p:151-169_14
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    1. Brady, Michael P. & Gallardo, R. Karina & Badruddozza, Syed & Jiang, Xiaojiao, 2016. "Regional Equilibrium Wage Rate for Hired Farm Workers in the Tree Fruit Industry," Western Economics Forum, Western Agricultural Economics Association, vol. 15(1), pages 1-12.

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