information on wages has never been exploited in the longlasting debate on north-south disparities in italy in the aftermath of the national Unification. the present article is based on a wide array of data on provincial wages in the building sector over the period 1862-1878. nominal wages in the centre-north and the south, including the islands, were similar, because of the high wage levels in sardinia and sicily. in the peninsular south, nominal wages were about 10-15 percentage points lower than in the centre-north. Yet, whenever the difference in prices is taken into account, any disparity between centre-north and mezzogiorno fades away.
Regional wages and the north-south disparity in Italy after the Unification
Daniele V;Malanima P.
2017-01-01
Abstract
information on wages has never been exploited in the longlasting debate on north-south disparities in italy in the aftermath of the national Unification. the present article is based on a wide array of data on provincial wages in the building sector over the period 1862-1878. nominal wages in the centre-north and the south, including the islands, were similar, because of the high wage levels in sardinia and sicily. in the peninsular south, nominal wages were about 10-15 percentage points lower than in the centre-north. Yet, whenever the difference in prices is taken into account, any disparity between centre-north and mezzogiorno fades away.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
