Modern agriculture often relies on foreign workers. Critics claim that it hinders investments in labor-saving techniques, and leads to unemployment of unskilled native workers. Proponents highlight the contribution of foreign workers to growth, especially in rural areas.This paper investigates...

This paper examines the changes in the wages of different types of workers in different industries during a period in which the number of foreign workers in Israel increased considerably, especially in agriculture. We focus on unskilled workers, presumed to be substitutes to foreign workers, and...

We analyze the responses of dairy farmers in Israel to an institutional reform that allowed, for the first time, for buying and selling of production quotas, and provided financial incentives for such quota trading. Larger producers were less likely to sell quota and exit but also less likely to...