Add to ORKGThis paper re-examines the economics of premodern apprenticeship in England. I present new data showing that a high proportion of apprenticeships in seventeenth century London ended before the term of service was finished. I then propose a new account of how training costs and repayments were distributed over the apprenticeship contract such that neither master or apprentice risked significant loss from early termination. This new account fits with the characteristics of premodern apprenticeship, as well as with what is known about the acquisition of skills in modern and premodern societies
Pre-industrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth-cen...
Apprenticeship in London was the concern of both livery company and city institutions. In this artic...
Leaving home and entering service was a key transition in early modern England. This article present...
This article uses recently digitized samples of apprentices and masters in London and Bristol to qua...
Training through apprenticeship provided the main mechanism for occupational human capital formation...
England was the only pre-modern European country with national legislation covering apprenticeship (...
Despite poor information flows, high levels of uncertainty, and low completion rates, training throu...
Apprenticeship has been discussed from two angles. The first sees apprenticeship as a response to th...
We examine the role of social and geographical networks in structuring entry into premodern London's...
Pre-industrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth-cen...
Pre-industrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth-cen...
This paper examines how contacts were used to secure apprenticeships in Early Modern Europe. How app...
Preindustrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth cent...
Preindustrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth cent...
This paper uses recently digitised samples of apprentices and masters in London and Bristol to quant...
Pre-industrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth-cen...
Apprenticeship in London was the concern of both livery company and city institutions. In this artic...
Leaving home and entering service was a key transition in early modern England. This article present...
This article uses recently digitized samples of apprentices and masters in London and Bristol to qua...
Training through apprenticeship provided the main mechanism for occupational human capital formation...
England was the only pre-modern European country with national legislation covering apprenticeship (...
Despite poor information flows, high levels of uncertainty, and low completion rates, training throu...
Apprenticeship has been discussed from two angles. The first sees apprenticeship as a response to th...
We examine the role of social and geographical networks in structuring entry into premodern London's...
Pre-industrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth-cen...
Pre-industrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth-cen...
This paper examines how contacts were used to secure apprenticeships in Early Modern Europe. How app...
Preindustrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth cent...
Preindustrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth cent...
This paper uses recently digitised samples of apprentices and masters in London and Bristol to quant...
Pre-industrial apprenticeship is often considered more stable than its nineteenth- and twentieth-cen...
Apprenticeship in London was the concern of both livery company and city institutions. In this artic...
Leaving home and entering service was a key transition in early modern England. This article present...