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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 …
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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...
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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 …
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How has the United States government grown? What political and economic factors have given rise to its regulation of … economic regulation.The Regulated Economy examines how constituent groups emerged and demanded government action to solve …
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The impact of the pandemic on the employment, labor supply, and caregiving of women is assessed. Compared with previous recessions, that induced by COVID-19 impacted women’s employment and labor force participation more relative to men. But the big divide was less between men and women than it...
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