De-skilling: Evidence from late nineteenth century American manufacturing
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- Jeremy Atack & Robert A. Margo & Paul Rhode, 2023. "De-skilling: Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century American Manufacturing," NBER Working Papers 31334, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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Mechanization; Automation; Division of labor; Labor displacement; De-skilling;All these keywords.
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- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- N61 - Economic History - - Manufacturing and Construction - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- O33 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Technological Change: Choices and Consequences; Diffusion Processes
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