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Productivity Change and Labor Absorption in Japanese Cotton Spinning 1891–1935

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  • Gary R. Saxonhouse

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Accounting for productivity change and labor absorption, 196.—Data and data sources, 199.—The estimation of the Japanese cotton-spinning industry production function, 200.—Results on the conventional production function, 204.—The estimation of the fundamental equations, 209.—Summary and conclusion, 218.

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  • Gary R. Saxonhouse, 1977. "Productivity Change and Labor Absorption in Japanese Cotton Spinning 1891–1935," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 91(2), pages 195-219.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:qjecon:v:91:y:1977:i:2:p:195-219.
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    2. Ramamurthy, Priti, 2000. "The Cotton Commodity Chain, Women, Work and Agency in India and Japan: The Case for Feminist Agro-Food Systems Research," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 28(3), pages 551-578, March.
    3. Serguey Braguinsky & Atsushi Ohyama & Tetsuji Okazaki & Chad Syverson, 2015. "Acquisitions, Productivity, and Profitability: Evidence from the Japanese Cotton Spinning Industry," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 105(7), pages 2086-2119, July.
    4. Tomoko HASHINO & Keijiro Otsuka, 2021. "Selective Technology Choice, Adaptations, and Industrial Development: Lessons from Japanese Historical Experience," Discussion Papers 2124, Graduate School of Economics, Kobe University.
    5. Leunig, Tim, 2003. "Piece rates and learning: understanding work and production in the New England textile industry a century ago," Economic History Working Papers 22360, London School of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economic History.
    6. Gupta, Bishnupriya, 2006. "Unions, Wages and Labour Productivity: Evidence from Indian Cotton Mills," Economic Research Papers 269646, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.

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