Jakob Molinder
Researcher
Economic Growth and the Development of Real Wages : Swedish Construction Workers' Wages in Comparative Perspective, 1831-1900
Author
Summary, in English
Using new and uniquely detailed data, we examine how construction workers' wages in Sweden developed between 1831 and 1900. Wages grew rapidly from the 1850s, and comparisons with Northwestern Europe show that Swedish workers benefited more from growth than workers elsewhere. Globalization forces, most notably overseas migration, in combination with flexible and well-integrated labor markets-signified by strong regional convergence, falling skill differentials, and small urban-rural wage gaps-pushed up wages in Sweden.
Department/s
- Department of Economic History
Publishing year
2020-09
Language
English
Pages
813-852
Publication/Series
Journal of Economic History
Volume
80
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article review
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Topic
- Economic History
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0022-0507