Labor impact

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Mkt_Analyst

• August 01, 2012 01:36

I am examining the impacts of agricultural mechanization on labor. A new piece of farm equipment for crop A can reduce a farmer's cost, increasing his overall farm profits. The adoption of the machinery results in reduce field labor (which I will calculate directly outside of Implan). I am assuming that as a result of higher profits for the crop the farmer will change his cropping mix, growing more of the now more profitable crop A and less of another less profitable crop, crop B (both crops are similar e.g., both are vegetable crops). I am willing to assume the labor associated with growing both crops are the same (the labor required to drive a tractor for crop A is similar to the labor required to drive a tractor for crop B) - so indirect labor effects should be similar (and because both crops are in the same implan cateogry the production functions will be the same). I would like to be able to identify increased induced labor effects resulting from higher proprietor income (higher farmer income). How can I do this?

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  ScottL

  • August 01, 2012 02:48

  You can use the labor income change activity type. Here is a guide to activities: http://implan.com/v4/index.php?option=com_multicategories&view=article&id=562:562&Itemid=71 Proprietor income is one of the types.

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  Mkt_Analyst

  • August 01, 2012 03:51

  The link to examples of Labor Income Change Activities is broken. Can you provide url to the examples so that I can review them.

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  jenny

  • August 01, 2012 05:11

  The link works for me. You can also get there by hovering over the "Support" menu option on our homepage, then selecting IMPLAN Wiki > Quick Start Guides > Creating a New Activity.

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  Mkt_Analyst

  • August 01, 2012 05:21

  I can get to the "creating a New Activity" page but within that page is a reference to a link to examples. (text pasted below). When I click on "here" I get a broken link page. examines results of changing wages or compensation that an employer is paying to the proprietor or employee when there is no information available to link wage changes to a specific industry or Household type. For examples of Labor Income Change Activities click here.

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  jenny

  • August 01, 2012 05:35

  I apologize for the inconvenience, here is the direct link: http://implan.com/V4/index.php?option=com_multicategories&view=categories&layout=blog&cid=248:laborincomeimpacts&Itemid=14 This page contains links to the exercises for learning all Activity Types: http://implan.com/V4/index.php?option=com_multicategories&view=categories&layout=blog&cid=243:exercisesforlearningv3functions&Itemid=14

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  Mkt_Analyst

  • August 01, 2012 05:37

  Got it. Thanks.

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