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Pessimism perpetuated: Real wages and the standard of living in Britain during and after the...
- Source :
- Journal of Economic History; Sep98, Vol. 58 Issue 3, p625, 34p, 6 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- Examines the estimates of nominal earnings along with the cost of living, discussing its impact on changes in real earnings of male and female manual workers in Britain from 1770 to 1870. Adjustment of workers' average real earnings; Analysis of the standard of living of the average working-class family; Details on the cost-of-living index.
- Subjects :
- WAGES
STANDARD of living
BLUE collar workers
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00220507
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Economic History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1102729
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050700021100