PoWER - international research project on Politicians, Policies, and Wealth Reproduction https://wealthpolicies.eu/
Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
Partners @unimarburg.bsky.social, @unistrathclyde.bsky.social, @fgvoficial.bsky.social, @saldru.bsky.social
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In the third episode of podcast series, Benjamin Ashworth and Stephen Ramsay (University of Strathclyde) discuss politicians' occupational backgrounds in Latin America and Europe, exploring which professions they come from and how career paths differ across regions. wealthpolicies.eu/podcast-no-3...
Do politicians' backgrounds shape policy? Prof Pimenta & Dr Lima underline lawmakers come from privileged backgrounds and this bias influence which policies get passed. In their PoWER research, they explore how policy-makers' career influence income concentration wealthpolicies.eu/how-politici...
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Politicians' financial interests shape policy but transparency varies wildly. Our blog post compares disclosure rules & lobbying regulations in DE, UK, BR & SA. Who's hiding what - where's democratic accountability? 🔍 wealthpolicies.eu/money-power-...
Dr Kuran reviewed *The Triumph of Injustice* (Saez & Zucman, 2019) for the PoWER blog. The book presents an excellent empirical analysis of tax inequality in the USA. wealthpolicies.eu/book-review-...
We joined #PerspectivesWealth2026 symposium in Hannover - organized by @volkswagenstiftung.de. We presented early results on our research intersecting politicians, policies & wealth reproduction. Two great days of ideas shared with researchers across disciplines! wealthpolicies.eu/activities
🇦🇹 PoWER team at ECPR Joint Sessions, Innsbruck! Prof. Pellicer presented on how finance ministers' tax preferences shape their post-political careers (50 countries). Dr. Kuran presented wealth bias in tax policy-making in UK and DE. Great interactions & feedback! #PoliticsofTaxation #TaxPolicy #ECPR
In our new blogpost, Prof Vimal Ranchhod and Dr @arindamjana.bsky.social
(University of Cape Town) explain why wealth inequality is much more persistent and harder to measure compared to income inequalitity: wealthpolicies.eu/blog-4-the-g...
Our Principal Investigator, Prof @evawegner.bsky.social introduces and discusses the signifance of the PoWER project - reproduction of wealth through politics and policies. Possible to achieve democracy in the age of heightened social divides and wealth inequality? www.youtube.com/live/qe57FPi...
In new blog, @arindamjana.bsky.social and colleagues explain how wealth doesn't just persist - it self-reinforces. The "millionaire flight" story to block reform? A myth. Simulations show wealth tax is best understood as public finance tool, not fix for inequality. wealthpolicies.eu/blog-5-the-p...
Last week we welcomed @heikekluever.bsky.social to talk about "Who Becomes a Lobbyist?" — a comparative look at career pathways, networks, and the role of institutional differences that shape political influence in Germany & the U.S. Thanks to everyone for the lively Q&A!
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