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The political economy of skills, occupational entitlements, and social mobility: evidence from industrializing Coventry, 1790-1850

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  • Henderson, Lou
  • Kaiser, Moritz

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This paper examines the interaction between political economy and social mobility during early industrialization in England. We analyze changes in male social mobility patterns in industrializing Coventry (c.1790–1850) following a transformation of key institutions affecting the labor market. Social mobility was framed by the interaction between trade policy, occupational skill formation, and municipal government. Using a longitudinal dataset and regression-discontinuity analysis, we find that liberal reforms to trade policy and municipal government during the late-1820s and early-1830s eroded the value of industry-specific social capital, while increasing the contribution of general human capital to social mobility.

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  • Henderson, Lou & Kaiser, Moritz, 2025. "The political economy of skills, occupational entitlements, and social mobility: evidence from industrializing Coventry, 1790-1850," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 126202, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
    • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:126202
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    • N33 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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