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Mass migration, commodity market integration, and real wage convergence : the late nineteenth century Atlantic economy
O'Rourke, Kevin Hjortshøj; Williamson, Jeffrey G.; … - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000866845
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Inequality and schooling responses to globalization forces : lessons from history
Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003381041
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Inequality and schooling responses to globalization forces : lessons from history
Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003389326
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What drove the mass migrations from Europe in the late nineteenth century?
Hatton, Timothy J. - In: Population and development review 20 (1994) 3, pp. 533-559
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What drove the mass migrations from Europe in the late nineteenth century?
Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 1992
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000850029
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What Drove the Mass Migrations from Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century?
Hatton, Timothy J.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2021
This paper examines the determinants of overseas mass migration from eleven European countries in the late 19th century. They typically passed through something like a half-century life-cycle: a steep rise in emigration rates from low levels in preindustrial decades, followed by a plateau of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013247228
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Mass Migration, Commodity Market Integration and Real Wage Convergence : The Late Nineteenth Century Atlantic Economy
Williamson, Jeffrey G.; O'Rourke, Kevin H.; Hatton, … - 2021
As part of a process that has been at work since 1850, real wages among the current OECD countries converged during the late 19th century. The convergence was pronounced as that which we have seen in the post World War Il period. This paper uses computable general equilibrium models to isolate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013246532
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Inequality and Schooling Responses to Globalization Forces : Lessons from History
Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2014
abundant Europe and the high-wage, labor scarce New World. Those global forces contributed to a reduction in unskilled labor … scarcity in the New World and to a rise in unskilled labor scarcity in Europe. Thus, it contributed to rising inequality in … overseas countries, like the United States, and falling inequality in most of Europe. Falling unskilled labor scarcity and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012752104
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Inequality and Schooling Responses to Globalization Forces : Lessons from History
Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2006
abundant Europe and the high-wage, labor scarce New World. Those global forces contributed to a reduction in unskilled labor … scarcity in the New World and to a rise in unskilled labor scarcity in Europe. Thus, it contributed to rising inequality in … overseas countries, like the United States, and falling inequality in most of Europe. Falling unskilled labor scarcity and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012466110
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What Drove the Mass Migrations from Europe in the Late Nineteenth Century?
Hatton, Timothy J. - 1992
This paper examines the determinants of overseas mass migration from eleven European countries in the late 19th century. They typically passed through something like a half-century life-cycle: a steep rise in emigration rates from low levels in preindustrial decades, followed by a plateau of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012474762