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作者:University of Warwick; Max Planck Society; University of Cologne
摘要:Throughout the period 1871-1938, the average British worker was better off than the average German worker, but there were significant differences between major sectors. For the aggregate economy, the real wage gap was about the same as the labor productivity gap, but again there were important sectoral differences. Compared to their productivity, German industrial workers were poorly paid, whereas German agricultural and service sector employees were overpaid. This affected the competitiveness...
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作者:Carnegie Mellon University
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作者:University of Oxford
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作者:University of Vermont
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作者:Universite de Montreal; University of California System; University of California Davis; National Bureau of Economic Research
摘要:The received view pins the adoption of labor regulation before 1914 on domestic forces. Using directed dyad-year event history analysis, we find that trade was also a pathway of diffusion. Market access served as an important instrument to encourage the diffusion of labor regulation. The type of trade mattered as much as the volume. In the European core, states emulated the labor regulation of partners because intra-industry trade was important. The New World exported less differentiated produ...
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作者:Cuff, Timothy
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作者:Northwestern University
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作者:University of California System; University of California Merced; University of Arizona
摘要:We examine the dynamic relationships between relief spending and local private labor markets using a panel data set of relief, private employment, and private earnings. Positive shocks to relief during the First New Deal were followed by increased private employment and earnings, consistent with demand stimulus in that period. On the other hand, increases in work relief spending during the Second New Deal were followed by decreased employment and increased earnings, consistent with crowding ou...
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作者:University of Kansas
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作者:National Chengchi University