Ojala, Jari; Pehkonen, Jaakko; Eloranta, Jari - In: European Review of Economic History 17 (2013) 1, pp. 122-140
Ship jumping in foreign ports was widespread throughout the age of sail. Desertion by seamen was illegal, it occurred abroad, and men who deserted only seldom returned home. We analyse desertion quantitatively and link it to the broader question of quit behaviour and labour turnover. Though the...