I was told by someone at the BLS that they do not keep track of real median
wages over time.
The following link is from the Census Bureau. The following site from the
Census Bureau has information on median income
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/p05ar.html
It looks
--- Cyril Morong wrote:
If real median wages have fallen, especially over a
long time, why would that be?
The geoclassical explanation (Henry George, Nicolaus
Tideman, Mason Gaffney, Harry Gunnison Brown) is that
rising land rent (and thus the price of land) has
absorbed most of the gains from
in recent decades.
In a message dated 4/12/07 6:00:17 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If real median wages have fallen, especially over a long time, why would
that be?
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Robert Frank wrote in the New York Times With the median wage, adjusted for
inflation, lower now than in 1980 Does anyone know where there is a data
series on median wages? It seems like a breakdown by gender, race and
immigration status (native born vs. foreign born) would be helpful. Thank
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Robert Frank wrote in the New York Times With the median wage, adjusted for
inflation, lower now than in 1980 Does anyone know where there is a data
series on median wages? It seems like a breakdown by gender, race and
immigration status (native born vs. foreign born) would
increase, but women's median
wages went up about 50%. It could depend on what he used to deflate
the series or some other sample selection issue.
Sincerely,
Jason DeBacker
On Apr 12, 2007, at 10:34 AM, Gabriel Mihalache wrote:
I don't know, but *these* might help...
Cato Unbound
earnings.
I'm not sure what wages Frank is talking about though. When I've
looked at the CPS both men and women (ages 20-65) had wages increase
from 1980-2005. Men didn't have a large increase, but women's median
wages went up about 50%. It could depend on what he used to deflate
the series
If real median wages have fallen, especially over a long time, why would that
be? Are there barriers to entry to the higher paying occupations? Everything
else being equal, people would rather apply for higher paying jobs. So if they
have low pay, why don't they try to get the better paying
