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Item Open Access Agricultural labor in Colorado: has recent immigration and labor policy resulted from Colorado's employment trends?(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2009) Thilmany-McFadden, Dawn, author; Pena, Anita Alves, author; Hernandez, Jessica, author; Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, publisherItem Open Access Coloradans' views on farm labor: a closer look at the 2022 public perceptions and attitudes about Colorado agriculture survey(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2024-01) Pena, Anita Alves, author; Thilmany, Dawn, author; Sullins, Martha, author; Cable, Jonathan, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisherItem Open Access Do minimum wage laws affect those who are not covered? Evidence from agricultural and non-agricultural workers(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019-10-02) Fan, Maoyong, author; Pena, Anita Alves, author; PLOS ONE, publisherSome employers are not obligated to pay at least minimum wages to all employees. U.S. farm employers comprise one of these groups. Employees of large farms and H-2A workers (lawfully admitted, nonimmigrant workers performing temporary or seasonal agricultural work) are protected by minimum wage legislation, while some migrant workers (often those paid piece rates) are exempt. U.S. agriculture also is characterized by a large percentage of unauthorized workers who may or may not earn above minimum wage. Following insights from dual labor market theory and from theories of the signaling capacity of the minimum wage, we compare labor market outcomes in the agricultural sector (where minimum wage coverage is limited) to low wage/skill non-agricultural sectors (where minimum wage coverage is more complete) nationally using data from the Current Population Survey. We then extend our analysis to a detailed state-level case study of agricultural workers in California using a representative survey of employed farm workers. Results suggest wage increases for covered workers that exceed those for uncovered workers, but insignificant differences in hours worked. This is the first study to our knowledge to examine the impacts of minimum wage coverage on agricultural workers relative to other workers for the U.S.Item Open Access Economic implications of labor and immigration policy: the case of Greeley's Swift Plant(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2009) Pena, Anita Alves, author; Thilmany-McFadden, Dawn, author; Hernandez, Jessica, author; Colorado State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, publisherItem Open Access Exploring economic empowerment and marginalization using data from developing countries(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2021-10) Bernasek, Alexandra, author; Bhattarai, Niroj, author; Brundage, Brenden, author; Miller, Ray, author; Mudenda, Lackson, author; Nguyen, Anh, author; Nugroho, Wisnu, author; Pena, Anita Alves, author; Sedai, Ashish, author; Shakya, Prasiddha, author; Thongngam, Arisa, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisherThe Poverty Action Center is engaged in several ongoing data analyses to answer questions at the forefront of applied economics globally. Our Nepal team is examining links between migration and social mobility through the lens of caste/ethnicity and wealth accumulation using micro-data from the World Bank. This research contributes to understanding whether international migration allows marginalized groups to bypass labor market discrimination at home to advance economically. Our Haiti team is studying the effects of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) on measures of women's empowerment (e.g., economic independence and decision-making) to link to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals of clean water and sanitation, good health and well-being, and gender equality. Our Ethiopia group is examining how water infrastructure and access in Ethiopia influences individual time use disaggregated by gender.Item Open Access Gender, health, and urban-rural influence on school attendance in Nepal(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2018-04) Bhattarai, Niroj, author; Bernasek, Alexandra, author; Pena, Anita Alves, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisherItem Open Access Local labor market inequality and mass incarceration(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019-10) Petach, Luke, author; Pena, Anita Alves, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisherItem Open Access Regional field sanitation risk in the U.S. agricultural sector(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2017-12) Pena, Anita Alves, author; Teather-Posadas, Edward, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisherItem Open Access Relationships between gender, school attendance and student achievement in Nepal(Colorado State University. Libraries, 2019-06) Bhattarai, Niroj, author; Pena, Anita Alves, author; Bernasek, Alexandra, author; Regional Economic Development Institute, publisher