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Wages and costs of living in Germany from 1820 to 1944.

GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8584 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12240
Abstract: This collection of wage data was published in „Die Geschichte der Lage der Arbeiter in Deutschland von 1789 bis in die Gegenwart“ by Jürgen Kuczynski (volume I and volume II, here quoted after 6th edition, Berlin 1953, 1954). The data contains wage indices of a certain base year and the corresponding wage raw data (hourly wages, weekly wages, annual wages in marks and pfennigs). The wage data is regionally widely spread until the year 1914; it contains single cities as well as bigger regional units. Since 1924 Kuczynski’s surveys rely on the publications of the statistical office. The wage da ... more
Topics: HISTORY

Methodology

Date(s) of Data Collection: 1871 - 1945
Geographic coverage: German Reich (1871-1945) (DXDE) |
Number of Units: 95 Zeitpunkte
Analysis System(s): Excel
Number of Variables: 364 Zeitreihen

Bibliographic information

Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Kuczynski, Jürgen -
Publication year: 2015
DOI: 10.4232/1.12240
Study number: ZA8584
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive

Versions

Current Version: 1.0.0, 2015-05-11, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12240
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Reference publications

Publications: Kuczynski, J., 1954: Die Geschichte der Lage der Arbeiter in Deutschland von 1789 bis in die Gegenwart. Band I. Erster Teil 1789 bis 1870; Band I. Zweiter Teil 1871 bis 1932. 6. verb. A., Berlin. Kuczynski, J., 1953: Die Geschichte der Lage der Arbeiter in Deutschland von 1789 bis in die Gegenwart. Band II. Erster Teil 1933 bis Mai 1945. 3. verb. A ... more
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Kuczynski, Jürgen (2015). Wages and costs of living in Germany from 1820 to 1944.. GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8584 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.12240.

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