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Title: Two World Wars in American Economic History
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Publication Year: 2018
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Abstract: This chapter reviews the evidence connecting World War II to US economic performance in the second half of the twentieth century. We emphasize the substantial costs of mobilizing the economy for war and provide a brief discussion of the institutions created to manage the war effort. We then survey four areas where research on World War II has concentrated: (1) the rise of women's labor participation, (2) the decrease in wage and wealth inequality, (3) the postwar growth miracle, and (4) the changing role of government in American society. Economic historians and economists have provided important revisions in each area. Along the way, we point in several directions for future research.
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Authors: Jaworski, Taylor; V. Fishback, Price
Editors: Cain, Louis, P; Fishback, Price, V; Rhode, Paul, W
Pages: 31
Volume Title: Oxford Handbook of American Economic History
Publisher: Oxford Univerisity Press
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Gender, Labor Force and Occupational Structure, Poverty and Welfare
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