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Abstract
Focusing on the shipping sector, this article discusses the influence of labour migrants from rural areas on economic development in Copenhagen and Stockholm during the long eighteenth century. During this period, the two cities developed in markedly different ways; Copenhagen flourished while Stockholm stagnated, and the qualitative and quantitative contribution of migrants was essential in facilitating these differences. Both capitals were maritime hubs that relied on a constant influx of mariners who originated from the two cities’ rural hinterlands. By examining different characteristics of the migrant mariners and the improvements of mariners’ human capital across the eighteenth century, this article emphasises the importance of the shipping sector as well as labour migration in the socio-economic development of Copenhagen and Stockholm.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Continuity and Change |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 2 |
Pages (from-to) | 231-252 |
Number of pages | 22 |
ISSN | 0268-4160 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |
Activities
- 1 Organisation of and participation in conference
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Det 28. nordiska historikermötet
Aske Laursen Brock (Speaker)
14 Aug 2014 → 17 Aug 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of and participation in conference
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Migration, human capital and labour productivity: the international maritime labour market in Europe, c. 1650-1815
01/11/2011 → 01/08/2013
Project: Research