Luckstead Jeff, Nayga Rodolfo M, Snell Heather
School of Economic Sciences Washington State University Pullman Washington USA.
Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University College Station Texas USA.
J Agric Appl Econ Asssoc. 2022 Apr;1(1):47-60. doi: 10.1002/jaa2.8. Epub 2022 Apr 27.
We implement a discrete choice experiment to examine the impact of COVID-19 exposure risk, unemployment risk, enhanced and extended unemployment benefits, and job attributes on low-skilled workers' willingness to accept (WTA) meatpacking jobs. With a sample average WTA wage of $22.77/h, the current national average meatpacking wage of approximately $15/h is too low for these workers to consider this employment opportunity. Enhanced layoff risk and exposure to COVID-19 further deterred respondents, while health insurance, retirement benefits, and a signing bonus enhanced respondents' WTA. The additional unemployment benefits of the CARES Act neither deterred nor encouraged respondents WTA.
我们开展了一项离散选择实验，以研究新冠病毒暴露风险、失业风险、增强型和延长型失业福利以及工作属性对低技能工人接受肉类加工工作意愿的影响。样本平均接受意愿工资为22.77美元/小时，目前全国肉类加工平均工资约为15美元/小时，对这些工人来说太低，以至于他们不会考虑这个就业机会。更高的裁员风险和新冠病毒暴露风险进一步阻碍了受访者，而医疗保险、退休福利和签约奖金则提高了受访者的接受意愿。《新冠病毒援助、救济和经济安全法案》提供的额外失业福利既没有阻碍也没有鼓励受访者的接受意愿。
