Using new and uniquely detailed data, we examine how construction workers’ wages in Sweden developed between 1831 and 1900. Wages grew rapidly from the 1850s, and comparisons with Northwestern Europe show that Swedish workers benefited more from growth than workers elsewhere. Globalization forces, most notably overseas migration, in combination with flexible and well-integrated labor markets—signified by strong regional convergence, falling skill differentials, and small urban-rural wage gaps—pushed up wages in Sweden.

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经济增长和实际工资的发展：1831-1900 年瑞典建筑工人工资的比较

我们使用新的和独特的详细数据，研究瑞典建筑工人的工资在 1831 年至 1900 年间如何发展。工资从 1850 年代开始迅速增长，与西北欧的比较表明，瑞典工人比其他地方的工人从增长中受益更多。全球化的力量，尤其是海外移民，加上灵活和高度整合的劳动力市场——以强大的区域融合、缩小的技能差异和较小的城乡工资差距为标志——推高了瑞典的工资。