James Feigenbaum
@jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University | Economic History, Labor, Inequality
https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
https://jamesfeigenbaum.github.io/
Of course. Great paper and I think the only paper with both causal identification AND data from the 1790 census
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Of course. Great paper and I think the only paper with both causal identification AND data from the 1790 census
Experiment pairs perfectly with @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social's culture of honor JEEA paper. Started teaching the latter to my econ history undergrads this year
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academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
A History of Violence: The Culture of Honor and Homicide in the us South
Abstract. The paper tests the popular hypothesis that the high prevalence of homicide in the South of the United States originates from the settlement by h
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November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Experiment pairs perfectly with @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social's culture of honor JEEA paper. Started teaching the latter to my econ history undergrads this year
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
academic.oup.com/jeea/article...
I'd read a chapter dedicated to comptometers
November 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I'd read a chapter dedicated to comptometers
We love a Halloween book, but this one is unfortunately terrible bookshop.org/p/books/bruc...
Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow
Check out Bruce and the Legend of Soggy Hollow - <b>Celebrate all things scary with #1 <i>New York Times </i>best-selling author Ryan T. Higgins's beloved Mother Bruce.</b><br><br>Bruce is a bear who ...
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November 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We love a Halloween book, but this one is unfortunately terrible bookshop.org/p/books/bruc...
Bruce Swap, Big Storm, Hotel Bruce, and the original Mother Bruce are the best. But of the holiday themed cash-grabs, Thanksgiving is the clear winner.
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Bruce Swap, Big Storm, Hotel Bruce, and the original Mother Bruce are the best. But of the holiday themed cash-grabs, Thanksgiving is the clear winner.
Kind of wild that the losses continue to grow beyond the trend post pandemic. This is flight to private school?
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Kind of wild that the losses continue to grow beyond the trend post pandemic. This is flight to private school?
My new least favorite member of the school committee thinks we should only "focus on the students within Newton." www.newtonbeacon.org/arrianna-pro...
November 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My new least favorite member of the school committee thinks we should only "focus on the students within Newton." www.newtonbeacon.org/arrianna-pro...
But I bet Ward 7 Councilor R Lisle Baker and his 100% score from the NIMBYs at Right Size Newton is on the case to save Ward Elementary (center of Ward 7).
And maybe Councilor At Large from Ward 1 John Oliver (endorsed by Right Size Newton) has a plan to save his local Underwood Elementary.
And maybe Councilor At Large from Ward 1 John Oliver (endorsed by Right Size Newton) has a plan to save his local Underwood Elementary.
November 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
But I bet Ward 7 Councilor R Lisle Baker and his 100% score from the NIMBYs at Right Size Newton is on the case to save Ward Elementary (center of Ward 7).
And maybe Councilor At Large from Ward 1 John Oliver (endorsed by Right Size Newton) has a plan to save his local Underwood Elementary.
And maybe Councilor At Large from Ward 1 John Oliver (endorsed by Right Size Newton) has a plan to save his local Underwood Elementary.
Essential clarification: Better or worse pizza than we have at the econ history seminar?
November 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Essential clarification: Better or worse pizza than we have at the econ history seminar?
I think Name: Title reads slightly better, like the official is announcing the press release aloud.
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I think Name: Title reads slightly better, like the official is announcing the press release aloud.
The sales pitch seems much more targeted at theory than empirical papers. Did it "just" proof your paper or tell you what robustness checks to run or which standard errors to use?
November 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The sales pitch seems much more targeted at theory than empirical papers. Did it "just" proof your paper or tell you what robustness checks to run or which standard errors to use?