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Book/Printed Material Labor productivity in Britain and America during the nineteenth century

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Title

  • Labor productivity in Britain and America during the nineteenth century

Summary

  • "A number of writers have recently questioned whether labor productivity or per capita incomes were ever higher in the United Kingdom than in the United States. We show that although the United States already had a substantial labor productivity lead in industry as early as 1840, especially in manufacturing, labor productivity was broadly equal in the two countries in agriculture, while the United Kingdom was ahead in services. Hence aggregate labor productivity was higher in the United Kingdom, particularly since the United States had a larger share of the labor force in low value-added agriculture. U.S. overtaking occurred decisively only during the 1890s, as labor productivity pulled ahead in services and the share of agricultural employment declined substantially. Labor force participation was lower in the United States, so that the United Kingdom's labor productivity advantage in the mid-nineteenth century translated into a larger per capita income lead"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Broadberry, S. N.
  • Irwin, Douglas A., 1962-
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2004.

Headings

  • -  Labor productivity--Great Britain--History--19th century
  • -  Labor productivity--United States--History--19th century

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 1/18/2005.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2005615750

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Chicago citation style:

Broadberry, S. N, Douglas A Irwin, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Labor productivity in Britain and America during the nineteenth century. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005615750/.

APA citation style:

Broadberry, S. N., Irwin, D. A. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2004) Labor productivity in Britain and America during the nineteenth century. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2005615750/.

MLA citation style:

Broadberry, S. N, Douglas A Irwin, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. Labor productivity in Britain and America during the nineteenth century. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2004. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005615750/>.