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Wage and employment in Britain between the wars: quarterly evidence from the shipbuilding industry

Wage and employment in Britain between the wars: quarterly evidence from the shipbuilding industry
Wage and employment in Britain between the wars: quarterly evidence from the shipbuilding industry
The traditional view that the Great Depression of 1930–1932 arose from a collapse in aggregate demand has been challenged recently by economists who argue that the fundamental causes lay on the supply side of the market. This paper examines these issues in the context of the shipbuilding industry. A model of the determination of price, output, and employment is developed and estimated using quarterly data for the industry. The results support the view that a negative demand shock in the form of a sharp fall in the volume of world trade led to the sharp decline in output. In the case of shipbuilding, the impact on employment was exacerbated by nominal wage developments.
0014-4983
296-318
Gazeley, I.
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Rice, P.
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Gazeley, I.
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Rice, P.
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Gazeley, I. and Rice, P. (1996) Wage and employment in Britain between the wars: quarterly evidence from the shipbuilding industry. Explorations in Economic History, 33 (3), 296-318. (doi:10.1006/exeh.1996.0017).

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The traditional view that the Great Depression of 1930–1932 arose from a collapse in aggregate demand has been challenged recently by economists who argue that the fundamental causes lay on the supply side of the market. This paper examines these issues in the context of the shipbuilding industry. A model of the determination of price, output, and employment is developed and estimated using quarterly data for the industry. The results support the view that a negative demand shock in the form of a sharp fall in the volume of world trade led to the sharp decline in output. In the case of shipbuilding, the impact on employment was exacerbated by nominal wage developments.

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Published date: 1996
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Local EPrints ID: 32905
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/32905
ISSN: 0014-4983
PURE UUID: 9ab87861-e8c9-4f73-a621-8665d4966596

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Date deposited: 21 Jun 2007
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:40

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Author: I. Gazeley
Author: P. Rice

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