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Worker Bargaining Power and Real Wages from 1870 to 1913: Phelps Brown reconsidered

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This paper discusses Phelps Brown's claims that (1) real wages in the long run cannot be explained by a theory where distribution is determined by the relative worker bargaining position, and (2) changes in real wages would be strictly linked to changes in the average product per worker.

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  • Enrico Sergio Levrero, 1999. "Worker Bargaining Power and Real Wages from 1870 to 1913: Phelps Brown reconsidered," Review of Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 183-203.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:revpoe:v:11:y:1999:i:2:p:183-203
    DOI: 10.1080/095382599107110
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