A golden age? Unemployment and the American labor market, 1880-1910

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 959-994

  James, John A ^a   Thomas, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; LABOR MARKET; LABOR PARTICIPATION; UNEMPLOYMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0942278077     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002205070300250X     Document Type: Article

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