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Title: Labor Martkets

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Publication Year: 2016

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Abstract: This chapter presents a brief historical overview of labor and labor markets, using the United States as a case study. Topics include the concepts of the labor force and the labor market; sources of information for historical study; basic features of change over time in the size and composition of the labor force, hours worked, occupations, and skills; changes in real wages over time and in the structure of wages; the emergence of a national market for labor; and the evolution of racial differences.

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Authors: Margo, Robert A.

Editors: C. Diebolt, M. Haupert

Pages: 87-111

Volume Title: Handbook of Cliometrics

Publisher: Springer

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