Selected Policy Briefs & Technical Reports

1. Daniel Costa, Myat Thida Win, and Zach Rutledge. “Federal Labor Standards Enforcement in Agriculture”. Economic Policy Institute. (In preparation)

2. Zach Rutledge and Myat Thida Win. (2026). “Findings from the California Farmer Immigration Enforcement Survey”. AgEcon Search. Link 

3. Myat Thida Win and Zach Rutledge. (2025). “Explaining the new H-2A Wage Rule for Michigan growers”. MSU Extension. Link 

4. Zach Rutledge and Myat Thida Win. (2025). “Summary of the 2025 Michigan State University Farm Labor Conference”. MSU-AFRE Staff Report Series. Link 

5. Myat Thida Win, Zach Rutledge, and Philip Martin. (2025). “How California Farmers Are Adapting to a Shrinking Labor Force”. ARE Update, University of California Giannini Foundation. Link

6. Hiroyuki Takeshima, Myat Thida Win, and Ian Masias. (2020). “Monitoring the Impact of COVID-19 in Myanmar: Agricultural Equipment Retailers”. International Food Policy Research Institute. Link 

Outreach and Extension Presentations

1. Labor Shortages and Farmer Adaptation Strategies. (2025). Michigan State University Farm Labor Conference.

2. Labor Shortages and Farmer Adaptation Strategies. (2025). Michigan Agricultural Credit Conference.

3. Evaluation of Child and Family Development Training Programs. (2025). Michigan State University Extension.                                                     

4. Labor Shortages and Farmer Adaptation Strategies. (2024). Michigan State University Farm Labor Conference.

5. Myanmar’s Mechanization Revolution: Symptoms and Drivers of Structural Transformation. (2017).
   Presented at:

• National Parliament, Naypyidaw, Myanmar

• Ayeyarwady Regional Government Office, Myanmar

• Food Security Policy Project’s Paper Launch, Myanmar