Real wages in manufacturing, 1890-1914
Auteur :
Rees, Albert
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691625881
Date de publication :
8 déc. 2015
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
255 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Previous wage studies of the period before World War I found that real wages remained stable from 1890 to 1914 despite the continued growth of the economy. This study indicates that this conclusion was based on faulty statistics. Using new estimates of money wages and a new cost-of-living index, Mr. Rees shows that real wages rose considerably in t