From: Assessing post-harvest labor shortages, wages, and welfare
Parameter | Description | Value |
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η pome | Price elasticity of the industry demand for pome | − 0.59a |
η prunus | Price elasticity of the industry demand for prunus | − 1.11a |
κ pome,prunus | Cross price elasticity of the industry demand for pome to prunus | 0.12a |
κ prunus,pome | Cross price elasticity of the industry demand for prunus to pome | 0.02a |
e pre-harvest | Supply elasticity for pre-harvest labor input | 3.37b |
e post-harvest | Supply elasticity for post-harvest labor input | 0.73c |
σ | Elasticity of substitution between pre-harvest labor and post-harvest labor input | 1.10d |
γ | Nonprice shift in demand for pome and prunus (demand shock) | 5.4%e |
α pre-harvest | Nonwage shift in supply for pre-harvest labor (labor shock) | − 7.0%e |
ξ pome | Spoilage rate for pome under normal conditions | 4.0%f |
ξ prunus | Spoilage rate for prunus under normal conditions | 6.0%f |