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Department of Economics

Political Economy

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Political Economy studies how governmental structures such as laws, customs and the economic system i.e. production and trade, impact each other.

 

Research questions

  • When do high incomes increase social welfare and when are they harmful to a society?
  • How do superstar firms change the ratio of labor vs. capital income?
  • What is the impact of automation and digitization on tax revenues and how should tax design adapt to these changes?