Changes in the Skill Differential: Union Wages in Construction, 1907-1972.

Orton, Eliot S.

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ERIC Number: EJ149848

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Publication Date: 1976

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Changes in the Skill Differential: Union Wages in Construction, 1907-1972

Orton, Eliot S.

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 30, 1, 16-24, Oct 76

This study examines the year-to-year movement in the wage differential between skilled and unskilled workers, 1907-72, using union contract rates in the construction industry. The author examines a number of hypotheses that have been suggested as explanation for changes in the skill differential. (Editor/HD)

Descriptors: Construction Industry, Illegal Immigrants, Job Skills, Mathematical Models, Salary Wage Differentials, Skilled Workers, Trend Analysis, Unions, Unskilled Workers, Wages

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Identifiers - Location: United States

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