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The changing distribution of earnings in Ireland, 1937 to 1968

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ID4353585
AuthorsAnthony B Atkinson (University College Dublin), Brian Nolan (0000-0002-5992-4182, University College Dublin)
Year2010
Volume63
Issue2
Pages479-499
Publication date2010-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic History Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0117 • E-ISSN: 1468-0289
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1468-0289.2009.00498.x
OpenAlexW2103328498
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited12

Data from the Irish Census of Industrial Production are used to illuminate changes in the distribution of earnings from 1937 to 1968, an important period in Irish economic history, relevant to debates about globalization and inequality. Between the late 1930s and mid-1950s there was a greater compression of earnings than in the US's 'great compression' of the same period. Sectoral data suggest that this occurred quite generally. The degree of integration with the British labour market is key, and the impact of out-migration, wage controls during the Second World War, and industrial protection all merit in-depth investigation

Census · Demographic economics · Distribution (mathematics) · Earnings · Economics · Economy · Globalization · Income distribution · Inequality · Irish · Labour economics · Market economy · Sociology · Wage · Demography · Employment and Welfare Studies · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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Unique citing works2
Citations per year0,29
Citation span2019 - 2022 (4)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 2

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