Wealth Mobility in the 1860s

Completion of this project was made possible by the efforts of three excellent undergraduate research assistants, Leah Greteman, Skyler Schneekloth, Catherine Thompson, who compiled the linked data sample. Schneekloth provided further assistance with processing and analyzing the linked data. We have also received helpful input from participants in the Iowa State University Labor-Public Economics workshop and the Western Washington University Economics discussion group. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.