Are some piece rates better than others? Cross-sectional variation in piece rates at a US cotton factory

IF 2.6 1区历史学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Explorations in Economic History Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.eeh.2024.101631

Joyce Burnette

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Abstract

While piece rates were a common form of payment in manufacturing, historians have rarely tried to understand the cross-sectional structure of piece-rate prices. This paper examines piece rates paid to weavers at a US cotton factory and demonstrates that in most cases expected daily earnings were constant across different piece rates. While some rates did result in higher daily earnings, there is no evidence of gender discrimination in the assignment of such rates.

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有些计件工资率比其他计件工资率高吗？美国一家棉纺厂计件工资的横截面变化

虽然计件工资是制造业中一种常见的付款方式，但历史学家很少试图了解计件工资价格的横截面结构。本文研究了美国一家棉纺厂支付给纺织工的计件工资，并证明在大多数情况下，不同计件工资的预期日收入是不变的。虽然有些计件价格确实会导致较高的日收入，但没有证据表明在分配计件价格时存在性别歧视。

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Explorations in Economic History Multiple-

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2.50

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8.70%

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期刊介绍： Explorations in Economic History provides broad coverage of the application of economic analysis to historical episodes. The journal has a tradition of innovative applications of theory and quantitative techniques, and it explores all aspects of economic change, all historical periods, all geographical locations, and all political and social systems. The journal includes papers by economists, economic historians, demographers, geographers, and sociologists. Explorations in Economic History is the only journal where you will find "Essays in Exploration." This unique department alerts economic historians to the potential in a new area of research, surveying the recent literature and then identifying the most promising issues to pursue.