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Labour market response to globalisation: spain, 1880-1913

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  • Concha Beltrán

    (University of Valencia, Faculty of Economics,)

  • María A. Pons

    (University of Valencia, Faculty of Economics,)

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This paper analyses the impact of globalisation (trade and migration) on the Spanish labour market between 1880 and 1913 by examining the influence that globalisation factors had on agricultural and industrial wages. Our results show that the nineteenth century grain invasion had a negative impact on agricultural wages, whereas the fall in wheat prices did not benefit industry workers. We also found that migration pushed up real agricultural and industrial wages. As agriculture was the main sector in the economy the final impact was a wage decrease. The negative impact of trade on agricultural and industrial labour markets partly explains the trade policy response of “integral protection”. However, other alternatives that would have been effective in raising living standards, such as migration policy, were not used

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  • Concha Beltrán & María A. Pons, 2010. "Labour market response to globalisation: spain, 1880-1913," Documentos de Trabajo (DT-AEHE) 1004, Asociación Española de Historia Económica.
    • Handle: RePEc:ahe:dtaehe:1004
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    Keywords

    globalisation; trade; migration; tariffs; wages; living standards;
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    JEL classification:

    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N73 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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