Joseph Ferrie

Joseph Ferrie is a Professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University. His research focuses on economic mobility, utilizing micro-level longitudinal data to examine trends in Britain, the United States, and France from the 1850s to the present. Ferrie investigates the relationship between early-life circumstances and later-life outcomes, as well as the transition of individuals from rural to urban areas. He is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. His academic profile can be found at https://economics.northwestern.edu/people/directory/joseph-ferrie.html, and he can be contacted at ferrie@northwestern.edu.

Joseph Ferrie is a Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, specializing in economic history and labor economics. His research explores long-term trends in intergenerational occupational mobility, particularly in Great Britain and the United States since the 1850s. Ferrie examines how historical factors such as paternalism, water quality, and migration have shaped labor markets and human capital formation. His work also investigates the impact of cash transfers on poor families and the role of institutional constraints in the development of the American welfare state. By analyzing census data and historical records, Ferrie provides insights into the evolution of economic and social mobility over time.