Globalisation and wage inequalities, 1870–1970

Anderson, Edward (2001) Globalisation and wage inequalities, 1870–1970. European Review of Economic History, 5 (01). pp. 91-118. ISSN 1361-4916

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Abstract

This article analyses the effects of globalisation on wage inequality in a group of eight now-developed countries during the century prior to 1970, using the same dependent variable and methodology as research on the impact of globalisation since 1970. The results suggest that the impact of globalisation on wage inequality before 1970 was confined largely to the effects of the pre-1914 mass migrations in the United States and Canada. Powerful domestic forces — expanding native supplies of skilled labour, the growth of new skill-intensive industries, and fluctuations in the level of aggregate demand — were the main influences on wage inequality for most of the period.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Globalisation and CSR
Depositing User:	Abigail Dalgleish
Date Deposited:	11 Jul 2011 17:15
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 04:48
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/33513
DOI:	10.1017/S1361491601000041

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