Philip Martin

Martin

Professor Emeritus

  • Agricultural and Resource Economics
2101 Social Science and Humanities

Philip Martin received his degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975. His research focuses on: immigration, farm labor, and economic development.

Martin has earned a reputation as an effective analyst who can develop practical solutions to complex and controversial migration and labor issues. In the U.S., he was the only academic appointed to the Commission on Agricultural Workers to assess the effects of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. He assessed the prospects for Turkish migration to European Union between 1987 and 1990, and evaluated the effects of immigration on Malaysia’s economy and its labor markets in 1994-95. In 2001-02, he assessed the options for dealing with unauthorized migration into Thailand.

He received UC Davis’ Distinguished Public Service award in 1994, and was a member of the Binational Study of Migration between 1995 and 1997.

Philip Martin's content

Farmworkers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Human trafficking or a guest worker program? H-2A’s systemic issues result in catastrophic violations
The Prosperity Paradox: Fewer and More Vulnerable Farm Workers
Author: Philip L. Martin // Date: January 2021 // Journal: Critical Frontiers of Theory, Research, and Policy in International Development Studies
Proposed changes to the H-2A program would affect labor costs in the United States and California
Author(s): Philip L. Martin, Zachariah Rutledge
The H-2A Temporary Agricultural Worker Program in 2020
Daniel Costa, Philip Martin, and Zacariah Rutledge featured in the Produce Blue Book
Philip Martin and Zachariah Rutledge for California Agriculture
The Prosperity Paradox: Fewer and More Vulnerable Farm Workers
COVID-19 and Farm Workers: Challenges Facing California Agriculture
Philip Martin and Daniel Costa featured in the New York Times
Research of GMC Affiliate Philip Martin Featured in KQED Article
Philip Martin's Commentary on CA Minimun Wage Increases and Agricultural Workers featured in BakersfieldNow Article
California's minimum wage will increase by one dollar on January 1, 2020, paying $13 an hour for larger businesses, and $12 an hour for businesses employing fewer than 25 employees. As wages rise, agricultural growers anticipate cutting back on overtime hours for their workers. Philip Martin, an agricultural labor economist at UC Davis, estimates that by 2022 for the average grocery bill of $45, a shopper would be about a dollar more a month.
Philip Martin's Commentary on Legal Status of Farmworkers Featured in Stateline Article
Congressional Democrats hope to broker a deal with Republicans that would grant legal status to farmworkers currently in the country illegally but would require employers to verify the immigration status of all future hires. There have been numerous attempts since then to balance the needs of farmers, who depend on the labor, and those who want to discourage unauthorized immigration, said Professor Emeritus Philip Martin.
Philip Martin comments on how changes in overtime rules may affect California farmworkers featured in Capital Public Radio
Capital Public Radio featured Emeritus Professor Philip Martin comments on how new overtime rules could impact bigger farm employers who employ dairy workers, irrigators and equipment operators.
Philip Martin comments on "Why farm-worker migration is booming" featured in The Economist
Professor Emeritus Philip Martin comments on how foreign workers are generally behaviorally self-regulating.
MRC Faculty Symposium
In the MRC Faculty Symposium, the associates of the research cluster will present their research in a compact and thought-provoking way. They will touch economic, social, legal, and political themes linked to migration as well as historical and human-cultural ways of looking at this phenomenon.
J. Edward Taylor and Phil Martin comment on California vineyard workers featured in Mother Jones
Mother Jones featured J. Edward Taylor and Phil Martin's comments on how California’s vineyard workers have already faced long hours, low pay, and harsh conditions. Now, they have to face Trump’s Immigration Crackdown too.
Phil Martin comments on Immigrants from Mexico and their California Dream featured in Capital Public Radio
Capital Public Radio featured Phil Martin's comments on farm workers from Mexico and on California still offering lots of opportunities.
Phil Martin's comments on the status of agricultural workers of California featured in KQED
KQED featured Phil Martin's comments regarding workers in agricultural businesses of California.
Philp Martin Comments on the Influx of Workers during Trump's Presidency, featured in ABC10
Abc10 featured comments of Philp Martin on influx of workers during trumps presidency