Max Kagan
@maxkagan.bsky.social
Postdoc at Columbia Business School studying partisan sorting at work.
https://www.maxkagan.com/
https://www.maxkagan.com/
The data we’ve assembled allow us to estimate the partisan share of different companies, allowing us to understand how companies within the same industry may differ
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The data we’ve assembled allow us to estimate the partisan share of different companies, allowing us to understand how companies within the same industry may differ
Many of us may have a sense that some industries and sectors lean more Republican or Democratic...
November 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Many of us may have a sense that some industries and sectors lean more Republican or Democratic...
Wild times for those of us who study corporate sociopolitical activism
August 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wild times for those of us who study corporate sociopolitical activism
From VA Form 40-1330, available here:
www.cem.va.gov/hmm/#:~:text...
The religious marker is optional but available at no additional charge.
One simple check: it seems like military headstones must include service details (i.e., branch, rank). Presumably one could exclude these.
www.cem.va.gov/hmm/#:~:text...
The religious marker is optional but available at no additional charge.
One simple check: it seems like military headstones must include service details (i.e., branch, rank). Presumably one could exclude these.
May 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
From VA Form 40-1330, available here:
www.cem.va.gov/hmm/#:~:text...
The religious marker is optional but available at no additional charge.
One simple check: it seems like military headstones must include service details (i.e., branch, rank). Presumably one could exclude these.
www.cem.va.gov/hmm/#:~:text...
The religious marker is optional but available at no additional charge.
One simple check: it seems like military headstones must include service details (i.e., branch, rank). Presumably one could exclude these.
12/ Colleges and universities are mostly left-of-center, except for a few religious institutions. Meanwhile, the energy and materials sectors are mostly right-of-center
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
12/ Colleges and universities are mostly left-of-center, except for a few religious institutions. Meanwhile, the energy and materials sectors are mostly right-of-center
11/ There's also TONS of interesting stuff to look at within industries. For example, some industries are pretty balanced. Here's "investment advice": you can see the average firm is pretty balanced, but there are firms across the ideological spectrum
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
11/ There's also TONS of interesting stuff to look at within industries. For example, some industries are pretty balanced. Here's "investment advice": you can see the average firm is pretty balanced, but there are firms across the ideological spectrum
10 / OK, now on to the data. Consistent with our prior work (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....), we show that industries vary quite a bit in their overall partisan makeup, from liberal Hollywood to conservative oil companies
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
10 / OK, now on to the data. Consistent with our prior work (papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....), we show that industries vary quite a bit in their overall partisan makeup, from liberal Hollywood to conservative oil companies
9/ The differences can matter. While there is a moderate correlation between the party that donors support and the party that workers at the same company support, nearly 1-in-4 companies would be inconsistently classified between the two methods
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
9/ The differences can matter. While there is a moderate correlation between the party that donors support and the party that workers at the same company support, nearly 1-in-4 companies would be inconsistently classified between the two methods
8/ The gap is in large part driven by differences in who donates. Donors tend to occupy much more senior roles in the corporation and to work in the kind of jobs that require extensive preparation and training
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
8/ The gap is in large part driven by differences in who donates. Donors tend to occupy much more senior roles in the corporation and to work in the kind of jobs that require extensive preparation and training
7/ How big is the difference between our data and what you can get from donations (i.e., FEC data)? Pretty big!
Looking at the most recent 2-year slice of data (21-22), we have:
- 22m workers (vs. 1.2 million donors)
- 2.6m orgs (vs. ~600k donors)
- 8.4 workers per org (vs. ~2.0 donors)
Looking at the most recent 2-year slice of data (21-22), we have:
- 22m workers (vs. 1.2 million donors)
- 2.6m orgs (vs. ~600k donors)
- 8.4 workers per org (vs. ~2.0 donors)
March 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
7/ How big is the difference between our data and what you can get from donations (i.e., FEC data)? Pretty big!
Looking at the most recent 2-year slice of data (21-22), we have:
- 22m workers (vs. 1.2 million donors)
- 2.6m orgs (vs. ~600k donors)
- 8.4 workers per org (vs. ~2.0 donors)
Looking at the most recent 2-year slice of data (21-22), we have:
- 22m workers (vs. 1.2 million donors)
- 2.6m orgs (vs. ~600k donors)
- 8.4 workers per org (vs. ~2.0 donors)
Things are definitely going great over here, why do you ask?
March 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Things are definitely going great over here, why do you ask?
nobody tell eric adams about this
January 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
nobody tell eric adams about this
Super interesting chart from @pewresearch.org
Among college-educated, basically no relationship between income and party ID
Among non-college, higher income appears very correlated with Republican ID
Among college-educated, basically no relationship between income and party ID
Among non-college, higher income appears very correlated with Republican ID
January 27, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Super interesting chart from @pewresearch.org
Among college-educated, basically no relationship between income and party ID
Among non-college, higher income appears very correlated with Republican ID
Among college-educated, basically no relationship between income and party ID
Among non-college, higher income appears very correlated with Republican ID
Americans will use anything except the metric system
December 9, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Americans will use anything except the metric system
To be fair though, you do have an ivory tower
December 8, 2024 at 12:25 AM
To be fair though, you do have an ivory tower
political scientists watching economists deal with a potential strike at conference hotels during their flagship annual conference
December 5, 2024 at 3:49 PM
political scientists watching economists deal with a potential strike at conference hotels during their flagship annual conference
I'm re-reading the introduction to @eitanhersh.bsky.social 's Politics is for Power this morning.
As good reminder as any in a sea of post-election takes:
As good reminder as any in a sea of post-election takes:
November 21, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I'm re-reading the introduction to @eitanhersh.bsky.social 's Politics is for Power this morning.
As good reminder as any in a sea of post-election takes:
As good reminder as any in a sea of post-election takes:
