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The name says it all Multigenerational social mobility in Basel (Switzerland), 1550–2019

Melanie Häner and Christoph A. Schaltegger
Published online before print January 13, 2022, 0621-11749R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0621-11749R2
Melanie Häner
Melanie Häner is Head of the Social Policy Department at the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy (IWP) at the University of Lucerne.
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Christoph A. Schaltegger
Christoph A. Schaltegger is a full professor and Director of the Institute for Swiss Economic Policy (IWP) at the University of Lucerne. He is also the founding dean of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Lucerne and additionally teaches at the University of St. Gallen.
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