Julian Limberg
@julianlimberg.bsky.social
Political economist at King's College London. Working on taxation, inequality, and climate policy. He/him.
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Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop!
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop!
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social
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🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
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Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
Thread 🧵1/10
September 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
Thread 🧵1/10
Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are?
@simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions
Thread 🧵1/10
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I don't often write opinion, but I got fed up seeing examples of men claiming to be the "protectors" of the very people they (sometimes literally) attack.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...
The hypocrisy of our hard-right ‘protectors’
Anti-immigrant rioters and vigilante groups say they want to defend women, children and British communities—while attacking these very things
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
September 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I don't often write opinion, but I got fed up seeing examples of men claiming to be the "protectors" of the very people they (sometimes literally) attack.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/710...
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Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Radical right accommodation really does not work.
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
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Did you ever wonder why governments don’t do more to counteract wealth inequality? In our new @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, we seek to answer this question, studying the electoral politics of inheritance taxation muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... 1/n
Project MUSE - Why is it so Hard to Counteract Wealth Inequality? Evidence from the United Kingdom
muse.jhu.edu
August 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Did you ever wonder why governments don’t do more to counteract wealth inequality? In our new @worldpolitics.bsky.social article, we seek to answer this question, studying the electoral politics of inheritance taxation muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... 1/n
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(3) "Revenue, Redistribution, and the Rise and Fall of Inheritance Taxation" by Philipp Genschel, Julian Limberg, and Laura Seelkopf
@julianlimberg.bsky.social
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July 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
(3) "Revenue, Redistribution, and the Rise and Fall of Inheritance Taxation" by Philipp Genschel, Julian Limberg, and Laura Seelkopf
@julianlimberg.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
@julianlimberg.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Department of Political Economy at King’s College London is hiring 2 permanent lecturers (teaching-focused) in political science:
- Research methods: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
- Comparative politics: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
Application deadline: June 29, 2025
- Research methods: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
- Comparative politics: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
Application deadline: June 29, 2025
AEP Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods
www.kcl.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Department of Political Economy at King’s College London is hiring 2 permanent lecturers (teaching-focused) in political science:
- Research methods: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
- Comparative politics: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
Application deadline: June 29, 2025
- Research methods: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
- Comparative politics: www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
Application deadline: June 29, 2025
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Skytte prize winners speak out www.ft.com/content/939b...
Letter: Prize-winning political scientists speak out
From Francis Fukuyama and others
www.ft.com
May 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Skytte prize winners speak out www.ft.com/content/939b...
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Given the local election results in the UK, a short #thread - based on much of our own research - on the vicious cycle of radical right support that we have seen in many countries.
1) When radical right parties (such as Reform) are electorally successful established parties move right on immigration
1) When radical right parties (such as Reform) are electorally successful established parties move right on immigration
May 2, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Given the local election results in the UK, a short #thread - based on much of our own research - on the vicious cycle of radical right support that we have seen in many countries.
1) When radical right parties (such as Reform) are electorally successful established parties move right on immigration
1) When radical right parties (such as Reform) are electorally successful established parties move right on immigration
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🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
tinyurl.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
❓Political implications of labor market transformation
Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.
Deadline: May 18, 2025.
tinyurl.com/postdoczurich
#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo
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My latest article on the judgment is now out in Prospect Magazine.
This one I think is probably the most shareable with those who aren't as aware of what is going on.
Please take a look!
This one I think is probably the most shareable with those who aren't as aware of what is going on.
Please take a look!
Politicians seem confused after the ruling that sex should be understood as biological under the Equality Act—and trans people are waiting to see how much their rights have been reduced. @jessothomson.co.uk analyses the judgment for @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
On sex, the Supreme Court has brought only doubt
Politicians seem confused after the ruling that sex should be understood as biological under the Equality Act—and trans people are waiting to see how ...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
My latest article on the judgment is now out in Prospect Magazine.
This one I think is probably the most shareable with those who aren't as aware of what is going on.
Please take a look!
This one I think is probably the most shareable with those who aren't as aware of what is going on.
Please take a look!
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I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
April 17, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I AM HIRING 2 postdocs (5 years) in my @erc.europa.eu project "The Politics of the Latent Educational Cleavage" at @goetheuni.bsky.social @infer-frankfurt.bsky.social!
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
German call: www.fb03.uni-frankfurt.de/170856927.pdf
English call: www.goethe-university-frankfurt.de/170858269.pdf
Please share
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King's College London is hiring 20 scholars doing AI-related research across *all disciplines*, including social sciences (5-year research fellowship leading to permanent faculty position).
Applications due May 19, 2025.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social
Applications due May 19, 2025.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social
King's AI+ Academic Fellowships (leading to an open-ended academic post)
King’s is making a major strategic investment into driving AI activity across our nine academic Faculties. Our ambition is to accelerate growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data-driven research...
www.kcl.ac.uk
April 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
King's College London is hiring 20 scholars doing AI-related research across *all disciplines*, including social sciences (5-year research fellowship leading to permanent faculty position).
Applications due May 19, 2025.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social
Applications due May 19, 2025.
@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social
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3️⃣ David Hope and @julianlimberg.bsky.social find that in OECD countries, the rise of the knowledge economy has led to lower taxation of the rich.
The knowledge economy and taxes on the rich
What drives taxes on the rich? In this article, we claim that the existing empirical literature on taxing the rich suffers from two key shortcomings: 1) It pays too little attention to the major st...
www.tandfonline.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
3️⃣ David Hope and @julianlimberg.bsky.social find that in OECD countries, the rise of the knowledge economy has led to lower taxation of the rich.
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1. Trump's VAT fixation is one very revealing detail of the trade storm he is unleashing
You don't need an economist, but a psychoanalyst to make sense of what's going on
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/econom...
You don't need an economist, but a psychoanalyst to make sense of what's going on
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/econom...
Don’t bother arguing with Trump on tariffs and VAT
To grasp the threat to global trade you don’t need an economist, you need a psychoanalyst
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
April 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
1. Trump's VAT fixation is one very revealing detail of the trade storm he is unleashing
You don't need an economist, but a psychoanalyst to make sense of what's going on
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/econom...
You don't need an economist, but a psychoanalyst to make sense of what's going on
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/econom...
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4️⃣ David Hope, @julianlimberg.bsky.social & Nina Weber suggest that the rise of ICT-driven economies may have slowed demands for progressive taxation.
The ICT revolution and preferences for taxing top earners
How has the ICT-driven transformation of labour markets in recent decades affected redistributive preferences? We move beyond existing research by focusing on the ‘winners’ of the ICT revolution an...
www.tandfonline.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
4️⃣ David Hope, @julianlimberg.bsky.social & Nina Weber suggest that the rise of ICT-driven economies may have slowed demands for progressive taxation.
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🗣️ we have a new paper and new dataset just out on the transition to the knowledge economy in advanced democracies - both OA, available here academic.oup.com/ser/advance-... and here www.knowledge-economy-index.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:38 AM
🗣️ we have a new paper and new dataset just out on the transition to the knowledge economy in advanced democracies - both OA, available here academic.oup.com/ser/advance-... and here www.knowledge-economy-index.com
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📣Pub Alert! Here I causally identify (one of the only outside of the USA) a negative effect of a voter ID pilot scheme from 2018. This scheme was less restrictive than that used at the 2024 GE, implying a greater proportion of people were excluded from voting in June and a fairer system is needed.
#OpenAccess from @psrm.bsky.social -
Understanding the impact of the 2018 voter ID pilots on turnout at the London local elections: A synthetic difference-in-difference approach - cup.org/420N1D4
"...more restrictive ID laws can meaningfully limit turnout..."
- @tombarton.bsky.social
#FirstView
Understanding the impact of the 2018 voter ID pilots on turnout at the London local elections: A synthetic difference-in-difference approach - cup.org/420N1D4
"...more restrictive ID laws can meaningfully limit turnout..."
- @tombarton.bsky.social
#FirstView
March 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
📣Pub Alert! Here I causally identify (one of the only outside of the USA) a negative effect of a voter ID pilot scheme from 2018. This scheme was less restrictive than that used at the 2024 GE, implying a greater proportion of people were excluded from voting in June and a fairer system is needed.
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Let’s not forget that security is a multidimensional concept, and that this below (+10.5 degree C in Feb 2025 in the Arctic circle due to abnormal global temp rise) is the biggest geopolitical security of them all
March 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Let’s not forget that security is a multidimensional concept, and that this below (+10.5 degree C in Feb 2025 in the Arctic circle due to abnormal global temp rise) is the biggest geopolitical security of them all
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🚨🚨🚨Major job alert klaxon!!!🚨🚨🚨
In the Department of Political Economy @kcl-spe.bsky.social we are currently advertising for 3 permanent academic posts (2 Political Theory, 1 PPE)!
Details below. Happy to have an informal discussion with anyone interested.
Please share widely!!
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In the Department of Political Economy @kcl-spe.bsky.social we are currently advertising for 3 permanent academic posts (2 Political Theory, 1 PPE)!
Details below. Happy to have an informal discussion with anyone interested.
Please share widely!!
1/
February 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🚨🚨🚨Major job alert klaxon!!!🚨🚨🚨
In the Department of Political Economy @kcl-spe.bsky.social we are currently advertising for 3 permanent academic posts (2 Political Theory, 1 PPE)!
Details below. Happy to have an informal discussion with anyone interested.
Please share widely!!
1/
In the Department of Political Economy @kcl-spe.bsky.social we are currently advertising for 3 permanent academic posts (2 Political Theory, 1 PPE)!
Details below. Happy to have an informal discussion with anyone interested.
Please share widely!!
1/
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The election proved the narrative wrong. For the Linke the election was a huge success while BSW failed to make it above the 5%-threshold. The Linke managed to win young progressives especially in cities. Ironically, this would probably not have been possbile had Wagenkencht stayed in the party
February 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The election proved the narrative wrong. For the Linke the election was a huge success while BSW failed to make it above the 5%-threshold. The Linke managed to win young progressives especially in cities. Ironically, this would probably not have been possbile had Wagenkencht stayed in the party
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There isn't much good news around at the moment. But it turns out beavers create it in bucketloads.
@timsmedley.bsky.social's first dispatch for Prospect, from somewhere near a Northamptonshire shopping centre, is the joy you didn't know you needed.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...
@timsmedley.bsky.social's first dispatch for Prospect, from somewhere near a Northamptonshire shopping centre, is the joy you didn't know you needed.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...
To fight flooding, bring back the beaver—for good, this time
There’s a simple and cost-effective solution to flooding and water shortages. It’s got four legs, a flat tail and a talent for engineering
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
There isn't much good news around at the moment. But it turns out beavers create it in bucketloads.
@timsmedley.bsky.social's first dispatch for Prospect, from somewhere near a Northamptonshire shopping centre, is the joy you didn't know you needed.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...
@timsmedley.bsky.social's first dispatch for Prospect, from somewhere near a Northamptonshire shopping centre, is the joy you didn't know you needed.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/enviro...
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If you work on topics related to climate change, (social) policy, and politics, broadly defined, then we'd love you to submit to our inaugural workshop taking place this June. More details below
📢 Call for papers to be presented at The Sustainable Social Policy & Welfare States Research Hub's inaugural workshop!
Aims to showcase cutting edge research on the social dimensions of climate change & the environment.
Info 👇
https://buff.ly/42UYG8E
@liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social
Aims to showcase cutting edge research on the social dimensions of climate change & the environment.
Info 👇
https://buff.ly/42UYG8E
@liambeisermcgrath.bsky.social
Inaugural Workshop
This workshop aims to bring together researchers who are working on the social dimensions of climate change and the environment.
buff.ly
February 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
If you work on topics related to climate change, (social) policy, and politics, broadly defined, then we'd love you to submit to our inaugural workshop taking place this June. More details below
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Excellent thread by @abenewman.bsky.social on how to think about what’s going on with Musk takeover of federal payments and info systems. As political scientists would say, this is some scary shit.
1/ Musk seeking control over nerve systems of the federal government. As someone who spent a decade studying how centralized information systems are used for coercion this is a five alarm fire. We need to name it, identify risks, and seek to mitigate their impacts.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...
Elon Musk’s Team Now Has Access to Treasury’s Payments System
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent gave Mr. Musk’s representatives at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency a powerful tool to monitor and potentially limit government spending.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Excellent thread by @abenewman.bsky.social on how to think about what’s going on with Musk takeover of federal payments and info systems. As political scientists would say, this is some scary shit.
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"Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail or financial markets... Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble"
Fantastic column by @samfr.bsky.social on the problems with the press lobby www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
Fantastic column by @samfr.bsky.social on the problems with the press lobby www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
The press lobby is going feral—ignore it
Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail. Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 27, 2025 at 10:38 AM
"Given the pressures of 24-hour news, lobby journalists cannot plausibly understand policy detail or financial markets... Their skillset is to nose around and cause trouble"
Fantastic column by @samfr.bsky.social on the problems with the press lobby www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...
Fantastic column by @samfr.bsky.social on the problems with the press lobby www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/691...