Inequality of pay in Germany, late 15th century to 1889.
GESIS Data Archive, Cologne. ZA8709 Data file Version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13333
Abstract: This study examines three dimensions of wage inequality in Germany during four centuries (1485 - 1889), namely sectoral wage variations, skill premium as an indicator of the influence of human capital on wage income, and gender difference.
It opens with an overview of the nominal and real wages of urban workers from the 16th to the 19th century. It examines the wages of the following groups: (1) for urban construction, the wages of skilled craftsmen are compared with the wages of unskilled workers (skill premium); (2) wages in agriculture are compared with wages in the industrial sector; (3) ... more Methodology
Date(s) of Data Collection: 01.01.1485 - 31.12.1913
Geographic coverage: German Reich (1871-1945) (DXDE), German Reich
Number of Units: 433
Analysis System(s): Excel
Number of Variables: 5 Zeitreihen
Bibliographic information
Principal Investigator/ Authoring Entity, Institution: Pfister, Ulrich - Universität Münster, Historisches Seminar
Publication year: 2019
DOI: 10.4232/1.13333
Study number: ZA8709
Publisher: GESIS Data Archive
Versions
Current Version: 1.0.0, 2019-08-06, https://doi.org/10.4232/1.13333
Version history: ... more Reference publications
Publications: Ulrich Pfister (2019), The Inequality of Pay in Pre-modern Germany, Late 15th Century to 1889. In: Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte 2019; 60(1): 209–243. https://doi.org/10.1515/jbwg-2019-0009
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