| Wages and Labor Markets in the United States, 1820-1860 Contributor(s): Margo, Robert A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226505073 ISBN-13: 9780226505077 Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Binding Type: Hardcover Published: March 2000 Annotation: 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 civilians hired by the United States Army and the 1850 and 1860 manuscript federal Censuses of Social Statistics. New wage series are constructed for three occupational groups--common laborers, artisans, and white-collar workers--in each of the four major census regions--Northeast, Midwest, South Atlantic, and South Central--over the period 1820 to 1860, and also for California between 1847 and 1860. Margo uses these data, along with previously collected evidence on prices, to explore a variety of issues central to antebellum economic development. This volume makes a significant contribution to economic history by presenting a vast amount of previously unexamined data to advance the understanding of the history of wages and labor markets in the antebellum economy. Click for more in this series: National Bureau of Economic Research Long-Term Factors in Ec |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Political Science | Labor & Industrial Relations - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 331.297 |
| LCCN: 99031175 |
| Series: National Bureau of Economic Research Long-Term Factors in Ec |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 6.41" W x 9.37" L (0.92 lbs) 207 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index |
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| Publisher Description: 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 civilians hired by the United States Army and the 1850 and 1860 manuscript federal Censuses of Social Statistics. New wage series are constructed for three occupational groups--common laborers, artisans, and white-collar workers--in each of the four major census regions--Northeast, Midwest, South Atlantic, and South Central--over the period 1820 to 1860, and also for California between 1847 and 1860. Margo uses these data, along with previously collected evidence on prices, to explore a variety of issues central to antebellum economic development. This volume makes a significant contribution to economic history by presenting a vast amount of previously unexamined data to advance the understanding of the history of wages and labor markets in the antebellum economy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Margo, Robert A.: - Robert A. Margo is professor of economics at Boston University and a research associate of the NBER. |
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