Income inequality and the politics of economic resentment
Much recent research implicitly links the rise of populism to economic inequality, arguing that populist parties successfully mobilize among the ‘losers of globalisation’. This talk discusses the mechanisms how income inequality translates into political outcomes, the types of inequality likely to matter, and its resulting effects on political preferences and voting behaviour. Macro-level evidence for 20 OECD countries shows that trends in income inequality are strongly associated with support for radical right parties. Individual-level survey data suggest that subjective social status mediates the impact of rising market inequality and that dynamic patterns of income growth or stagnation are decisive for political preference formation.
Date:
1 November 2018, 15:00 (Thursday, 4th week, Michaelmas 2018)
Venue:
Eagle House, Walton Well Road OX2 6ED
Venue Details:
Ground Floor meeting room
Speaker:
David Weisstanner (Employment, Equity & Growth Programme, INET Oxford)
Organising department:
Institute for New Economic Thinking
Organiser:
Susan Mousley (INET Oxford Admin Team)
Organiser contact email address:
info@inet.ox.ac.uk
Part of:
INET Oxford Researcher Seminars
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Susan Mousley
