Labor Cost and Technology Adoption: Real Options Approach for the Case of Sugarcane Mechanization in Florida
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Specialty crop farmers have expressed concern about labor shortages and cost increases which may arise with immigration reform. The large-scale mechanization of the Florida sugarcane harvest during the 1970s/80s serves as an historical example of how technologies evolved due to changes in local labor market conditions.