Adrian Haws

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Postdoctoral Fellow in the FAIR Centre at NHH Norwegian School of Economics I research economic mobility + migration + record linking w/methods from labor econ, econ history, and econ demography adrianhaws.com

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Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· 10d

The first Census Tree conference is accepting submissions! This is a great opportunity to: * receive feedback * meet researchers using the Census Tree * learn about the data methodology + efforts to expand it Travel funds available to presenters! populationanalytics.nd.edu/news-and-eve...

The Census Tree Conference will be held on February 25 and 26, 2027 at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana.

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· 12d

Professional update: I've moved to Bergen for a postdoc at the FAIR Centre in the NHH Norwegian School of Economics! Excited for 3 years of lutefisk, brown cheese, and breathtaking views. I'm immensely grateful for those who helped me on my Ph.D. journey, and I feel lucky to join the NHH faculty

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· Jul 31

The Mizzou library collection of price and wage data is a treasure trove for economic historians. I needed to find wages for particular years, states, and occupations. Problem solved! I just donated in gratitude, and I hope you do too. libraryguides.missouri.edu/pricesandwag...

Introduction page to "Prices and wages by decade" at the University of Missouri Libraries website. "This guide points to prices and wages found in primary sources for each decade back to the 1700s. Our preference is government sources though we also use commercial catalogs, travel guides, newspapers, etc. We point only to publications that are freely available online, making extensive use of the HathiTrust Digital Library, the FRASER digital library, and the Internet Archive.

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· Jan 23

Fantastic lineup of speakers at the Virtual Economic History Workshop this Spring! Join the mailing list here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Virtual Economic History Workshop – Spring 2026 schedule
Organized by Adrian Haws (Cornell University)
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February 5
Jon Denton-Schneider (Clark University)
“Crimes Against Nature: The Colonial Roots of Homophobia in Sub-Saharan Africa”
March 5
Adrian Haws (Cornell University)
“Can Immigrants Transfer their Skills? Evidence from International Census Data”
April 2
Anne Schaller (Saint Louis University)
“A Fresh Look at the Origins and Impetus for Antitrust”
May 7
Harrison Chang (University of Toronto)
“Economic Depression and Labor Union Formation: Evidence From the Panic of 1873”
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The Virtual Economic History Workshop is a venue for early-career researchers to present their in-progress research in economic history. The workshop focuses on rigorous empirical research that is grounded in historical context and builds on methods for digitizing and linking rich historical data. Anyone interested in attending can join the mailing list.

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· Jan 3

Excited to present at #ASSA2026 tomorrow! Come to the Marriott a few minutes before the AEA Distinguished Lecture, and I'll explore how imperfect skill transferability (think: taxi-driving doctors) might explain some of the patterns shown by Leah Boustan and her colleagues

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· Nov 7

Source: ballotpedia.org/Donald_Trump...

Graph from BallotPedia.org showing the cumulative number of executive orders among the last four U.S. presidents. Donald Trump has issued 432 executive orders during his combined terms. At the same point in their second terms, George W. Bush had issued 194 executive orders and Barack Obama had issued 167.

Bar graph showing the average number of executive orders issued each year by presidential term. During his 8 years in the presidency, George W. Bush issued an average of 36 EOs. Barack Obama issued an average of 35 EOs. Donald Trump issued an average of 55 in his first term. Joe Biden issued an average of 41 EOs. Through November 7 of the first year of his second term, Donald Trump has issued 212 executive orders.

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· Oct 29

There's also no chance this was written by a human.

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· Sep 15

What a week.

Adrian Haws@adrianhaws· Aug 22

Fantastic lineup of speakers at the Virtual Economic History Workshop this fall! Join the mailing list here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...