New estimates of hours of work and real income in Canada from the 1880s to 1930: Long-run trends and workers' preferences

TY - JOUR

T1 - New estimates of hours of work and real income in Canada from the 1880s to 1930

T2 - Long-run trends and workers' preferences

AU - Altman, Morris

PY - 1999/9

Y1 - 1999/9

N2 - The first set of hours of work estimates constructed for Canada and its regions for the 1880-1930 period is presented in this article. These estimates suggest a trend decline in hours of work, especially following First World War. In addition, these estimates suggest that the decline in hours of work came at no or little cost in terms of real weekly income. The trends uncovered for Canada are found to be similar to those revealed for the U.S. In effect, by the early twentieth century workers were realizing their long expressed preferences for a shorter workweek at no loss in real income.

AB - The first set of hours of work estimates constructed for Canada and its regions for the 1880-1930 period is presented in this article. These estimates suggest a trend decline in hours of work, especially following First World War. In addition, these estimates suggest that the decline in hours of work came at no or little cost in terms of real weekly income. The trends uncovered for Canada are found to be similar to those revealed for the U.S. In effect, by the early twentieth century workers were realizing their long expressed preferences for a shorter workweek at no loss in real income.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0033465220

U2 - 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1999.tb00345.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1475-4991.1999.tb00345.x

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0033465220

SN - 0034-6586

VL - 45

SP - 353

EP - 372

JO - Review of Income and Wealth

JF - Review of Income and Wealth

IS - 3

ER -