Downtime in American Manufacturing Industry: 1870 and 1880
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- N61 - Economic History - - Manufacturing and Construction - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- N31 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - U.S.; Canada: Pre-1913
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
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