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Output, productivity and wages in the British coal industry before 1914: A model with evidence from the Durham region (1996)
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Gemmell, N., & Wardley, P. (1996). Output, productivity and wages in the British coal industry before 1914: A model with evidence from the Durham region. Bulletin of Economic Research, 48(3), 209-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8586.1996.tb00633.x

This paper proposes a model of productivity and wages in the Durham coal industry during 1882-1914. The model predicts a negative relationship between wages and productivity which derives from the industry's production function and wage-setting arran... Read More about Output, productivity and wages in the British coal industry before 1914: A model with evidence from the Durham region.