Leunig, Tim; Minns, Chris; Wallis, Patrick - In: The Journal of Economic History 71 (2011) 02, pp. 413-443
We examine the role of social and geographical networks in structuring entry into premodern London's skilled occupations. Newly digitized apprenticeship indenture records for 1600–1749 offer little evidence that personal ties strongly shaped apprentice recruitment. The typical London...