Table 2: The frequency of intendant...

Table 2:

The frequency of intendant appointments sorted by prior experience of maîtres des requêtes (MOR).

Appointment	First	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth	Sixth	Total
MOR	204	116	57	18	4	1	400
No MOR	211	71	25	7	1	0	315

Notes: In the top row, there are 15 intendants who come to hold the maitre office after serving as intendants, as shown in Figure 4. They are removed from analysis.

Source: See the Empirical Strategy section.

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