This is a collection of soundings into various aspects of the history of maritime labor from the close of the Middle … broader issues such as labor markets, the regulation and institutions of seafaring, and industrial relations on the waterfront …. But at all points there is a common theme of sea-related labor, and a common objective of better understanding what have …

Abstract The Kansas Bureau of Labor and Industry surveyed attitudes towards immigration during the 1890s. The surveys … reveal that individuals opposed immigration for cultural and economic reasons. Key correlates were the position in the labor …

We summarize procedures for assessing the benefits and costs of using labor inputs in public projects. Examples are … provided to illustrate how information on labor inputs can be analyzed and presented such that, should the analyst choose …, labor services generate elements of both benefit and cost in times of high unemployment; however, this is not generally …