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Labor dynamics and supply chain disruption in food manufacturing
Working Paper Series - National Bureau of Economic Research (Massachusetts)|2021. (w28896):unpaginated. 47 ref. ; 2021.
Article in English | CAB Abstracts | ID: covidwho-1760216
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Food manufacturing and processing is an important link between agricultural producers and consumers in the agricultural supply chain. The food manufacturing sector in the United States is both increasingly mechanized and increasingly concentrated. Consequently, labor risks in food manufacturing have changed over time with changes in industry structure. Labor risks were highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic - particularly in the animal slaughtering and processing industry - where labor-driven disruptions resulted in temporary plant closures. The researchers use countylevel data on employment in food manufacturing and dynamic panel models estimated via generalized method of moments to examine employment and wage dynamics in the food manufacturing sector and animal processing industry. The researchers then compare forecasts from the estimated models with changes in food manufacturing and animal processing employment and wages during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results provide insight into the role of operational and disruption risks in food manufacturing. The researchers find significant delays in adjustment to employment and quicker adjustment in wages. Although there is an unanticipated drop in employment in food manufacturing and animal processing in April of 2020, employment returned to predicted levels within two to three months. The response of wages and employment to the COVID-19 pandemic suggest a degree of resilience in food supply chains.
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: CAB Abstracts Language: English Journal: Working Paper Series - National Bureau of Economic Research (Massachusetts)|2021. (w28896):unpaginated. 47 ref. Year: 2021 Document Type: Article