Drivers of labor market inequalities throughout economic history KU Leuven
Economists debate whether institutional (e.g. minimum wage policies) or market (forces of supply and demand) factors are at the root of inequalities on labor markets. This dissertation provides a long-run perspective on this debate through a multi-dimensional approach, in which both institutional and market drivers are assessed. In the first chapter, a reconstruction effort of said labor inequalities is presented, with an analysis of the ...