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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our leads @mqpellicer.bsky.social and @evawegner.bsky.social presented two #PoWER project papers on tax policy bias and parliamentary property assets at LMU Munich's Politics of Taxation workshop. 📊 #PolSci wealthpolicies.eu/activities

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our team members @gventurini.bsky.social and @dalexiadou.bsky.social presented at #APSA2026, adressing questions: • Do female finance ministers govern differently than men? • How does the post-political "revolving door" career gap affect women? wealthpolicies.eu/activities 📊 #PolSci

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

1/5 📰🧐 Research Digest July 2026 -Taxes vs. Sharing - Marriage and Elite Privilege - Responsiveness and congruence in 🇬🇧 - Social housing and residential segregation in 🇳🇱

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

2/5 🧵In @poppublicsphere.bsky.social, Carter, Del Ponte & DeScioli find poor voters reject beneficial high taxes 30–50% of the time in a simple game—and oppose the same policy more when labeled "taxes" vs "sharing." People focus on the burden, not the benefit. doi.org/rhsj

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

3/5 🧵 Armandola, Doehne & Rost (@socioeconreview.bsky.social) track 14,841 Basel marriages. As lottery reforms eroded the old elite's political privilege, they turned inward and chose more endogamy, fewer marriages to protect their standing. doi.org/rhsn

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

4/5 🧵 In @bjpols.bsky.social, Bischof et al. study whether MPs vary their responsiveness depending on constituents’ congruence with their party’s policy positions. Audit experiment in 🇬🇧. Results show that legislators’ responsiveness is insensitive to constituent-party congruence. doi.org/rhsh

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

5/5 🧵In @housingjournal.bsky.social, @javiersanmillan.bsky.social et al. study how the characteristics of the social housing sector affect residential segregation in 🇳🇱. Results show that spatial integration and broad accessibility of social housing reduce income segregation. doi.org/rhsm

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest April 2026 - Politician wages and corruption in 🇪🇺 municipalities - influence of firms on OECD tax policy - press coverage of super rich in 🇩🇪 - AI automation and welfare attitudes in OECD

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

2/6 🧵In @bjpols.bsky.social Klasnja Fazekas & Al-Shaibani show that increasing politicians’ wages reduces corruption. Use different designs, with discontinuous mayoral wage increases & measure corruption with risk index based on public procurement data from ~18,000 🇪🇺 municipalities doi.org/q5ft

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

3/6 🧵Do taxes mobilize rich voters? In @electoralstudies.bsky.social Aaskoven finds a short uptick among 🇩🇰 affluent (1898-1914) voter turnout when income taxation is threatened - but no lasting effect. doi.org/q5fv

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

4/6 🧵 In @sociologyjnl.bsky.social @emmaischinsky.bsky.social studies press mentions of 1718 super-rich in 🇩🇪 by founding period of company. Dynastic (pre-1918) & new wealth (post 1914) more likely to be mentioned, possibly because of illegitimacy of NS originated wealth. doi.org/q5fz

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

5/6 🧵In @poppublicsphere.bsky.social, @julianachueri.bsky.social shows AI automation threatens jobs across all skill levels. People fearing AI replace their jobs support robot tax & basic income - signalling new conflicts over definition of work & welfare policies in future doi.org/q5fw

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

6/6 🧵In @bjpols.bsky.social Kenney studies influence of firms on OECD tax evasion regulation process, using interviews and natural language processing methods of firm’s submitted comments. Those that are more technical and positive are more likely to be reflected in regulation doi.org/q5fx

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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...

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Podcast No. 3 Jobs and Occupation | politics and wealth reproduction

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest October 2025 - Left parties and working class support - Tax base inequality in 🇺🇸 - Revolving door in 🇯🇵 - Tax Compliance in 🇨🇱 - framing budget cuts in 🇩🇰

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

6/6 🧵In @electoralstudies.bsky.social, @joshgoddard98.bsky.social studies influence of homeownerhip on voting behavior. Housing & election data from 14 countries. Results show homeowners are increasingly more likely to vote for center-right parties & renters for radical left parties. doi.org/qh8v

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

5/6 🧵 In @ejprjournal.bsky.social Pitsch & Wenzelburger estimate MP response to lobbying using randomized response technique to elicit honest answers by ensuring anonymity. Anonymity ensured by lumping answers with yes answers to other questions. Find small response to lobbying doi.org/qh8r

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest November 2025 - Politician background and biased perceptions in 🇨🇭 - Redistribution and Deservingness between places/people 🇳🇴 - Ideological capture in the 🇺🇸 - Honest MP responses to lobbying in 🇩🇪 - Homeownership & voting behavior

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

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! inq-dp.eu/index.php/ev...

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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-...

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Money, Power, and Politics: The Transparency Problem in Policy-Making | politics and wealth reproduction

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

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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How Politicians’ Careers Shape Public Policy | politics and wealth reproduction

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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...

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Blog 4: The Great Divide Why Wealth, Not Income, Defines the Economic Chasm | politics and wealth reproduction

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Prof Eva Wegner & Prof Miquel Pellicer (Principal Investigators based at the University of Marburg) introduce the PoWER project and explain the significance of their research - why policies/politicians favor wealthy & how wealth bias work in politics www.volkswagenstiftung.de/en/news/stor...

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Politics and wealth: a lopsided alliance? | VolkswagenStiftung

A small, rich minority is becoming increasingly wealthy. Eva Wegner and Miquel Pellicer ask: How does politics contribute to growing economic inequality – and whose interests do MPs actually represent...

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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...

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Money, money, money – Regiert Geld die Welt?

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PoWER @power-proj.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

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-...

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Book Review: The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay | politics and wealth reproduction

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Kickoff done! “Marburger Stadtgespräch” & Future of Democracy (Mon, 20 Oct). @leaelsaesser.bsky.social on working-class political careers, the role of trade unions, and contrasts with uni graduates. Thanks also to our engaged audience for a great discussion! More: tinyurl.com/e3pyhstd

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thanks to Mayor Dr. Thomas Spies for hosting, to Prof. Dr. Susanne Buckley-Zistel & Prof. @mqpellicer.bsky.social fro the @zfk-mr.bsky.social for opening remarks, and Stéphane Voell / @st3phm4rb.bsky.social for the great pictures.

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

1/6 📰🧐 Research Digest March 2025 - lockdowns and support for Trump in the US - left parties and redistribution - electoral role of candidate education - tax preferences in Latin America - City councillors’ roll-call voting in Chicago and Toronto

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

2/6 🧵In @cpsjournal.bsky.social, @alicexu.bsky.social & Iversen ask if economic, rather than cultural factors, drive support for right-wing populists. Staggered DiD in the US & covid lockdowns. In states with less educated people (cannot work from home) lockdowns increase Trump support doi.org/pft7

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

3/6 🧵 In EJPR, @alexanderhorn.bsky.social @klueserthan.bsky.social & Martin Haselmayer study the priorities of left parties in 12 OECD countries. While they find no evidence for a crowding out of redistribution generally, they show that some Social Democrats abandoned economic equality.doi.org/pft9

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

4/6 🧵 In @thejop.bsky.social‬ @elizabethsim0n.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com do a meta-analysis of role of candidate education in conjoint experiments. More educated candidates preferred by all, but more so by more educated respondents, suggesting a possible in-group bias doi.org/pft8

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

5/6 🧵 In @cpsjournal.bsky.social Heilbrun studies tax preferences in the Latinobarometro. High perceived inequality associated with a preference towards a narrower tax base. Suggests a reason why revenue from direct taxes in LA is low doi.org/pfvd

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

6/6 🧵In @thejop.bsky.social @bigcitypolitics.bsky.social & Armstrong study elite conflict using councilors' roll-call votes. Original dataset over many terms in Chicago & Toronto. Against a pluralist expectation, councilors’ conflict is low-dimensional but durable across terms doi.org/pfvb

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

New Blog Post! 📝 Oliver Platt writes about the concept of class and its importance for regional inequality and voting behavior. To illustrate, the post includes interactive maps and data plots 🗺️📊 Read more: inq-dp.eu/index.php/20...

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Why Class Still Matters – Inequality and Distributive Politics

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Maps upgrade! 🗺️ We expanded our maps of inequality page to include additional data on the spatial distribution of election results, rent prices, and education levels across Marburg. Explore: inq-dp.eu/index.php/ma...

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

1/6 📰🧐 IDP Research Digest January 2025 - Political responsiveness in 🇩🇰 & 🇳🇱 - Populist parties & congruence in 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇮🇹🇸🇪 - Effect of income on turnout in 🇳🇴 - Returns to office in 🇩🇰 - Electoral effects of coal phase-outs in 🇩🇪

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

2/6 🧵In @jeppjournal.bsky.social, @annerasmussen.bsky.social & @simonotjes.bsky.social ask: are politicians more responsive to interest groups or public opinion? Vignette experiments in 🇩🇰 & 🇳🇱 with politicians. Effect of public opinion positive, stronger, and more general doi.org/n6sf

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

3/6 🧵 In @electoralstudies.bsky.social, Zhirnov, @drphilphil.bsky.social, and co-authors study congruence b/w populist parties & their voters. VAA data from 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇮🇹🇸🇪. Show populist parties are best choice for their voters, but congruence is not higher compared to other parties. doi.org/n6sd

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

4/6 🧵 In @bjpols.bsky.social, Geys & Sørensen compare current & former lottery winners in the whole 🇳🇴 to estimate the effect of income on turnout. They find a small effect when gains are close to election date doi.org/n6sh

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

5/6 🧵 In @psrm.bsky.social, Dahlgaard, @fkjoeller.bsky.social and Kristensen research whether political careers are economically attractive. Using administrative data they find that based on total income all 🇩🇰 MPs experience short-term economic gains during their first term. doi.org/n6sg

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

6/6 🧵IN EJPR, @slstutzmann.bsky.social studies electoral effects of coal phase-outs in 🇩🇪 with admin data & DID design. Punishment of issue owners (left parties) and abstention increase. Not caused by real economic decline but perceived deprivation & loss of status. doi.org/n6sj

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Inequality and Distributive Politics - IDP @inqdp.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

New blog post series! 📝 As the federal elections in Germany approach, we’re excited to share a series of three blog posts on topics related to the election. All three posts are written by students from one of Eva Wegner’s courses. Read more: inq-dp.eu/index.php/bl...

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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Mayors with higher education increase public investment, especially in the education sector, while reducing certain categories of current expenditure. This shift towards public investment does not compromise fiscal stability www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Should you want an educated mayor? Evidence from close elections in Italy

This paper studies the impact of politicians’ education on policy choices and public finance. A probabilistic voting model with candidates’ education …

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Aina Gallego @ainagallego.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Full call for papers:

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Aina Gallego @ainagallego.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Please apply to the workshop "The Politics of AI: Actors, Policy, Geopolitics, and Resistances" (Barcelona, October 2-3). We seek empirical work on key actors, lobby and regulatory activities, and political conflict related to AI and Big Tech. Submission: forms.gle/o4rwT9km3iPX... by February 28.

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Politics of Technology and AI Workshop -IBEI 2025

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Silja Häusermann @siljahausermann.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Recently, our book on the Transformation of the Left in Europe came out Open access tinyurl.com/ahuxx6d6 A few interviews that summarize key findings: 🔉 Polisci No problem et al. podcast: tinyurl.com/54tvx3md 🔉 Swiss SD party podcast: tinyurl.com/ds4maabc 📖 SamPol Magazine: tinyurl.com/y93nd6cm

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Noam Gidron @noamgidron.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

We often define the ideological space in terms of the economic and cultural dimensions; how does this resonate with ordinary citizens? This is the question Thomas and I explore in a new Element, analyzing answers to open-ended survey questions 🧵 cup.org/4gEYCOj

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The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words

Cambridge Core - Organisation Studies - The European Ideological Space in Voters' Own Words

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Julius Kölzer @juliusk.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

A commonly held notion is that Germany's far-right party AfD is especially successful in the country's more rural areas. However, a look at the party's election results in over 10,000 municipalities suggests that the link between rurality and AfD support is rather diffuse. A simple thread. 🧵👇

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