Data and Code for: Labor Market Effects of Workweek Restrictions: Evidence from the Great Depression

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Price Fishback, University of Arizona; Chris Vickers, Auburn University; Nicolas Ziebarth, Auburn University

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Project Citation: 

Fishback, Price, Vickers, Chris, and Ziebarth, Nicolas. Data and Code for: Labor Market Effects of Workweek Restrictions: Evidence from the Great Depression. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-08-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/E191661V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Code and data to replicate the results in the article "Labor Market Effects of Workweek Restrictions: Evidence from the Great Depression".
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources National Science Foundation (1459263)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Workweek Restrictions; Great Depression; Manufacturing; Bunching
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J23 Labor Demand
      L60 Industry Studies: Manufacturing: General
      N12 Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations: U.S.; Canada: 1913-
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1/1/1929 – 12/1/1935
Universe:  View help for Universe All manufacturing establishments in approximately 20 selected industries in the US. Other data includes industry-level information on hours, employment, and wages for a selected set of industries.
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) aggregate data; census/enumeration data

Methodology

Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Manufacturing Establishment

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