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This working paper by Alessandro Brioschi analyzes the influence of kinship and professional networks on apprenticeship and occupational mobility in early modern Genoa, utilizing a dataset of over 8,000 apprenticeship contracts from 1450 to 1530. The findings indicate that apprentices with family ties to masters were significantly more likely to achieve mastership, highlighting how social networks reinforced occupational stratification even during economic downturns. The study contributes to the understandi

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