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La “Doña” è Mobile: The Role of Women in Social Mobility in a Pre-Modern Economy

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  • Espín-Sánchez, José-Antonio
  • Gil-Guirado, Salvador
  • Vickers, Chris

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We use data from marriage records in Murcia, Spain, in the eighteenth century to study the role of women in social mobility in the pre-modern era. Our measure of social standing is identification as a don or doña, an honorific denoting high, though not necessarily noble, status. We show that this measure, which is acquired over the lifecycle, shows gendered transmission patterns. In particular, same-sex transmission is stronger than opposite-sex, for both sons and daughters. The relative transmission from fathers versus mothers varies over the lifecycle, and grandparents may affect the status of their grandchildren.

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  • Espín-Sánchez, José-Antonio & Gil-Guirado, Salvador & Vickers, Chris, 2022. "La “Doña” è Mobile: The Role of Women in Social Mobility in a Pre-Modern Economy," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 82(1), pages 1-41, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:82:y:2022:i:1:p:1-41_1
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