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The Role of Piece Rates for Home-Work in Wage Formation and Living Standards in the Footwear Industry in Spain: Long-Term Evolution and Research Agenda

In: A Historical Casebook of Wage Formation

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  • José Antonio García-Barrero

    (Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat de les Illes Balears and Jordi Nadal Centre for Economic History Studies)

  • Carles Manera

    (Universitat de Les Illes Balears)

Abstract

The prevalence of piece rates paid for home-work was a significant characteristic of labour markets in southern Europe during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This chapter analyses the role of these payments in the Balearic footwear industry during this period. Our study reveals their vital role in management strategies, household budgets and wage determination, frequently embedded within the underground economy. Additionally, the findings suggest that piece rates paid by firms for home-work influenced the drive to adopt labour-saving machinery. To conclude, we examine the characteristics of a novel archival source for examining home-work in the textile and footwear sectors in Spain during the Francoist period and their related potential new avenues of research.

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  • José Antonio García-Barrero & Carles Manera, 2026. "The Role of Piece Rates for Home-Work in Wage Formation and Living Standards in the Footwear Industry in Spain: Long-Term Evolution and Research Agenda," Palgrave Studies in Economic History, in: Giulio Ongaro & Judy Z. Stephenson & Luca Mocarelli (ed.), A Historical Casebook of Wage Formation, chapter 5, pages 109-140, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palscp:978-3-031-91930-5_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-91930-5_5
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