Wages and labor markets in the United States, 1820-1860 /

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Research by economists and economic historians has greatly expanded our knowledge of labor markets and real wages in the United States since the Civil War, but the period from 1820 to 1860 has been far less studied. Robert Margo fills this gap by collecting and analyzing the payroll records of civil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Margo, Robert A. (Robert Andrew), 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.
Colección:NBER series on long-term factors in economic development.
Temas:
Wages > United States > History.
Labor supply > United States > History.
Marché du travail > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
Labor supply
Wages
Salarissen.
Arbeidsmarkt.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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