Dr Judy Stephenson (David Richards Junior Research Fellow in Economic History, Wadham College, University of Oxford) talks about the importance and difficulties of studying wages, the Oxford wage debate, and her upcoming books: ‘Contracts and Pay – Work in London Construction 1660-1785’ and '‘Seven Centuries’ of Unreal Wages.’ This podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/interview-with-dr-judy-stephenson/id1447836797?i=1000426452707&mt=2 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6F6C6ta5gpUEflTmclJIgW?si=czopLW5DQSypbgvRkG1ZVA You can find Dr Stephenson online here: https://twitter.com/judyzara You can find the interviewer, Ben Schneider, here: https://twitter.com/benmschneider You can read more about the Oxford wage debate here: https://www.ft.com/content/cf12eeb0-7231-11e8-b6ad-3823e4384287 https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2018/08/02/the-industrial-revolution-could-shed-light-on-modern-productivity https://pseudoerasmus.com/2016/12/01/allen/