Debby Evercloud's academic research has been in the area of economic history, with a particular emphasis on nineteenth-century labor markets. Using survey data collected by individual states in 1880 and 1890, she was able to identify the wage premium paid to unionized workers during the early days of the American Federation of Labor.
Selected Publications
"A New Look at the Union Wage Premium During the Early Years of the AFL," Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1998.