Aaron Reeves

@aaronreeves.bsky.social

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Professor of Sociology, LSE - http://aaronreeves.org/ - New Book: Born to Rule: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674257719

A graphs showing that there was a large rise in firm creation among people who already owned or controlled a firm.
A graph showing that although there was a small rise in the number of new firms being established by young entrepreneurs there was a larger absolute rise among people in middle age.
A graph showing the rise in firm creation after the Covid recession in 2020
A graph showing an increase in the number of new firms being created by people who already owner or controlled existing firms.
A graph showing the relatively small increase in young people creating new businesses and a much larger absolute increase among people in middle-age.
The front cover of the book Born to Rule by Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman.
Mental health mediates the association between being subject to the cap and the rise in economic inactivity after 2016.
People subject to the cap became more likely to claim disability related social security after the cap was lowered in 2016
Employment rates did not rise among those subject to the cap more than they did for other people, but there was a big rise in economic inactivity
The number of people subject to the benefit cap increased dramatically after November 2016