Associate Professor of Economics at Boston University | Economic History, Labor, Inequality
Newton, MA
Joined September 2012
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The tldr version in two pictures. MCs come from elite and unrepresentative families. Across 130+ years, the gap between MC fathers and tightly-matched controls has ~grown, absolutely not shrunk.
Whatever opened up about American politics, it wasn’t who gets to Congress.
Excited to share an updated paper from a longstanding agenda with @ahall_research, @danmthomp, @jesselyoder: "Fortunate Sons: Elite Political Selection in American History" nitter.cf/jamesfeigenbaum/status…
Excited to share an updated paper from a longstanding agenda with @ahall_research, @danmthomp, @jesselyoder: "Fortunate Sons: Elite Political Selection in American History" nitter.cf/jamesfeigenbaum/status…
Do institutional reforms change selection? DDD designs with 4 Progressive-era reforms: direct election of senators, women’s suffrage, secret ballot, party primaries. None reduced family background selection. Opening the system didn’t open the candidate pool.
Had a great time presenting this at UToronto (thanks @robgillezeau and @ShariJEli) last week. Slides only for now, but the paper will be posted this month (he's said before... But now I have a public commitment). We’ve been building this dataset on and off for 7 years.
Happy Mark Bellhorn Day to all those who celebrate which I assume is just @ahall_research
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