Does educational attainment reduce agricultural day laborer injuries in Mexico? ¿El nivel educativo reduce las lesiones de los jornaleros agrícolas en México?

Seth R. Gitter; Robert J. Gitter

doi:10.29105/ensayos33.2-3

Authors

Seth R. Gitter Department of Economics, Towson University
Robert J. Gitter Department of Economics, Ohio Wesleyan University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29105/ensayos33.2-3

Keywords:

Agricultural Employment, Injuries, Education, Day Laborers

Abstract

Agricultural work is an inherently dangerous job with the risk of injury considered part of a worker’s compensation. We focus on the determinants of an agricultural day laborer (jornalero) having experienced an injury while working. The policy variable of interest is the worker’s level of educational attainment as workers with a higher level may be better able to understand how equipment works and safety warnings. Controlling for other factors, we find that at the variable means, a jornalero with an additional year of education has a 7.7 percent lower probability of having experienced an accident.

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Author Biographies

Seth R. Gitter, Department of Economics, Towson University

Department of Economics. Address: 101 A Stephens Hall, Towson University, Towson, Maryland 21252 USA. Office Phone: 410-704-2191, Home Phone: 202-834-8116.

Robert J. Gitter, Department of Economics, Ohio Wesleyan University

Department of Economics. Address: 217 Corns Building, Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio 43015 USA. Office Phone: 740-368-3536, Home Phone: 614-446-0632, Fax: 740-368-3551.

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