Real Wages in Manufacturing, 1890-1914 /

Real Wages in Manufacturing, 1890-1914 / / Albert Rees.

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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....

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Rees, Albert,
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1961
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1926
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Physical Description:1 online resource (180 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • National Bureau of Economic Research 1960
  • Relation of The Directors to The Work and Publications of The National Bureau of Economic Research
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Charts
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction and Summary
  • 2. The Background for the Study
  • 3. Money Wages
  • 4. The Cost-of-Living Index
  • 5. Real Wages
  • Appendixes
  • APPENDIX A. Sources and Characteristics of State Earnings Data
  • APPENDIX B. Definitions of Industries and List of State Series Used
  • APPENDIX C. Establishment and Employment Coverage of State Earnings Data, by Industry, Census Years, 1889-1914
  • APPENDIX D. List of Items in the Price Indexes for Home Furnishings and Clothing
  • APPENDIX E. Composition of Indexes of Items Common to Wholesale and Retail Price Indexes
  • APPENDIX F. Sources and Methods for Estimates of Rent Levels
  • Index

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