Table 3: The age of intendant...

Table 3:

The age of intendant appointments by period, 1640–1789.

Appointment	First			Second			Third			Fourth
Period	N	Mean	s.d.	N	Mean	s.d.	N	Mean	s.d.	N	Mean	s.d.
1640-1690	135	40	11	64	44	12	28	46	11	9	49	15
1691-1740	112	37	9	60	41	6	31	48	8	10	53	6
1741-1789	125	37	8	57	42	10	23	42	7	7	47	7
All	372	38	10	181	42	10	82	46	9	26	50	10

Appointment	First	Second	Third	Fourth
1640-1690	135	40	11	64	44	12	28	46	11	9	49	15
1691-1740	112	37	9	60	41	6	31	48	8	10	53	6
1741-1789	125	37	8	57	42	10	23	42	7	7	47	7
All	372	38	10	181	42	10	82	46	9	26	50	10

Notes: Periods are grouped approximately by 50 years. S.d. denotes standard deviation. The fifth and sixth appointments are omitted as they have eight and three observations, respectively.

Source: See the Empirical Strategy section.

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