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The Great Compression : the wage structure in the United States at mid-century
Goldin, Claudia; Margo, Robert A. - 1991
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000822297
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The earnings gap between male and female workers : an historical perspective
Goldin, Claudia - 1986
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000695459
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The Great Compression : the wage structure in the United States at mid-century
Goldin, Claudia - In: The quarterly journal of economics 107 (1992) 1, pp. 1-34
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10001120922
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The Great Compression : The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century
Goldin, Claudia; Margo, Robert A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1991
The structure of wages narrowed considerably during the 1940's, increased slightly during the 1950's and 1960's, and … return attention here to the decade that was witness to an extraordinary compression in the wage structure. Wages narrowed by …-10 differential in the log of wages was 1.414 in 1940 but 1.060 in 1950. By 1985 it has risen back to its 1940 level. Thus the recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475180
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The Earnings Gap Between Male and Female Workers : An Historical Perspective
Goldin, Claudia - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1986
Has economic progress increased the relative earnings of females to males over the long run? Evidence on trends in the earnings gap for the last four decades appears to run counter to this hypothesis. Numerous data sources are used in this paper to piece together a 170-year history of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012477187
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The Great Compression : The Wage Structure in the United States at Mid- Century
Goldin, Claudia; Margo, Robert A. - 2021
The structure of wages narrowed considerably during the 1940's, increased slightly during the 1950's and 1960's, and … return attention here to the decade that was witness to an extraordinary compression in the wage structure. Wages narrowed by …-10 differential in the log of wages was 1.414 in 1940 but 1.060 in 1950. By 1985 it has risen back to its 1940 level. Thus the recent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013224691
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Wages, prices, and labor markets before the civil war
Goldin, Claudia; Margo, Robert A. - 1989
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000781809
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Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets Before the Civil War
Goldin, Claudia; Margo, Robert A. - National Bureau of Economic Research - 1989
antebellum fluctuations were more apparent than real; nominal wages, not labor quantities, did most of the adjusting. We analyze … data on real wages for laborers, artisans, and clerks across four regions (Northeast, North Central, South Atlantic, and … South Central) during 1821 to 1856. Various time-series econometric methods reveal that shocks to real wages persisted even …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012475839
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The Earnings Gap between Male and Female Workers : an Historical Perspective
Goldin, Claudia - 2021
Has economic progress increased the relative earnings of females to males over the long run? Evidence on trends in the earnings gap for the last four decades appears to run counter to this hypothesis. Numerous data sources are used in this paper to piece together a 170-year history of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013214612
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Wages, Prices, and Labor Markets Before the Civil War
Goldin, Claudia; Margo, Robert A. - 2021
antebellum fluctuations were more apparent than real; nominal wages, not labor quantities, did most of the adjusting. We analyze … data on real wages for laborers, artisans, and clerks across four regions (Northeast, North Central, South Atlantic, and … South Central) during 1821 to 1856. Various time-series econometric methods reveal that shocks to real wages persisted even …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013236708