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Wages of male and female domestic workers in the Cossack Hetmanate: Poltava, 1765 to 1769

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This paper investigates wage inequalities among domestic workers in early modern Poltava (present day Ukraine), which was an important military-administrative of a Cossack Hetmanate, which was an autonomy within the Russian Empire. The data are derived from Rumyantsev census conducted between 1765 and 1769 (N = 1,109). While previous studies often measured domestic workers’ wages indirectly, this historical source contains direct information on their wages in rubles per year. The data suggest that age and social status shaped wages of domestic workers in early modern Ukraine. After the age of 29, wages of all domestic workers stagnated and after 40 wages declined significantly. However, male domestic workers of Cossack origin had higher wages when compared to peasantry, while median wages of married women were similar to that of peasant men, and young girls received higher wages than young boys. These findings open a room for a debate about economic power of male and female workers in early modern Ukraine on the dawn of the Russian Empire centralization.

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  • Tymofii Brik, 2018. "Wages of male and female domestic workers in the Cossack Hetmanate: Poltava, 1765 to 1769," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(2), pages 123-146, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rehdxx:v:33:y:2018:i:2:p:123-146
    DOI: 10.1080/20780389.2017.1372186
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    1. Alexandra de Pleijt & Jan Luiten van Zanden, 2021. "Two worlds of female labour: gender wage inequality in western Europe, 1300–1800," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 74(3), pages 611-638, August.

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