Real wages in Australia and Canada, 1870-1913: Globalization versus productivity

Australian Economic History Review

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 178-198

  Greasley, David ^a   Madsen, Jakob B ^b   Oxley, Les ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0347495097     PISSN: 00048992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8446.00064     Document Type: Review

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