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Ekkehart Schlicht ()

Discussion Papers in Economics from University of Munich, Department of Economics

Abstract: Some Remarks on Lujo Brentano's View of Labor Market Problems Lujo Brentano (1844-1931) aimed for "realism" in economics. Regarding labor market theory, two topics are of particular interest: His investigations on "Hours and Wages in Relation to Production" (Scribner's 1894) and his analysis "On the History and Development of Gilds and the Origins of Trade Unions" (Trubner 1870). The topics of are discussed with a view on recent developments in labor economics.

Keywords: collective wage setting; efficiency wages; union formation; local culture; organizational failures; fertility; realism; kollektive Lohnsetzung; Gewerkschaft; lokale Kultur; Fertilität; Realismus in der Ökonomik (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J3 B1 J1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005-04
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