| Titre |
Fair Trade in the Fields of Florida : The Impact of the Penny-Per-Pound on Tomato Pickers |
| Titre traduit |
Commerce équitable dans les champs de Floride : Impact du "penny par livre" sur les cueilleurs de tomate |
| Lien hypertexte |
Site de cream-migration.org |
| Auteur |
HYEJIN, Ku |
| Date |
2014 |
| Pagination ou Durée d'écoute |
52 p. |
| Notes |
University College London (UK), Department of Economics, CREAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration) - Discussion Paper Series CPD 16/14 |
| Résumé |
«Despite the enduring appeal of fair trade activism, little evidence exists on its e ectiveness in improving producer welfare. This paper provides evidence on the direct e ects of a fair trade premium on its target beneciaries, using the case of the Penny-Per-Pound, a program that increased the piece-rate wages received by tomato pickers in Florida. It highlights that in output-constraint settings, common in agriculture, a piece-rate compensation scheme can result in externalities among workers. By inadvertently incentivizing the workers to increase their effort whereas the total output is fixed, the program amplified the externality and generated unforeseen risks for worker displacement.»
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Centre de ressources sur le commerce équitable
