Interesting new article in Slate cites my research on the political economy of ageing.
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Review of book on Trilemma in Irish Times
Nice review by Sinéad Gibney in the Irish Times of our book “Growth, Democracy or Climate Action?: The New Political Trilemma of Advanced Capitalism“
New interview in Handelsblatt on the far right
My co-author Daphne Halikiopoulou and I have been interviewed by Christian Wermke (Handelsblatt) in a piece entitled “Der Code gegen rechts“. Very much enjoyed the discussion in which we draw on our report and policy brief published by the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and our research in the European Journal of Political Research, European Political Science Review, Political Behaviour, and West European Politics.
Die Welt cites my research on ageing
Jens Ulrich Eckhard in Die Welt has published an interesting piece entitled “Flucht vor Gerontonomie: Mein Bruder und zwei Freunde sind schon weg. Warum junge Leistungswillige auswandern”, in which they cite and build on my research on the political economy consequences of ageing and my concept of gerontonomia.
Continue reading “Die Welt cites my research on ageing”New LSE blog on why knowing who is likely to vote for a party doesn’t explain a party’s success
Together with Daphne Halikiopoulou, we have just published a new LSE blog on why knowing who is likely to vote for a party doesn’t explain a party’s success, summarising our recent article just out in the European Journal of Political Research. In the blog, we argue that improved data and methods have made it easier to understand how people’s attitudes shape their political preferences. Yet, drawing conclusions about national electoral outcomes from individual-level findings risks distorting how we interpret elections.
Continue reading “New LSE blog on why knowing who is likely to vote for a party doesn’t explain a party’s success”New article in the Citadelles on gerontocracy and my concept of gerontonomia
New article in French published in the Citadelles on gerontocracy and my concept of gerontonomia, building on my research on the political economy consequences of ageing.
Interesting piece in Green European Journal citing my research
Interesting new piece by Ben Wray in the Green European Journal discussing grey power and its consequences, discussing some of my research
HM Treasury cites my research on model uncertainty
An interesting new HM Treasury report cites our research on estimating the extent and sources of model uncertainty in Political Science, recently published by PNAS.
The Atlantic cites my research on ageing
Idrees Kahloon has just published an insightful piece on ageing in the Atlantic, entitled “A Fine Country for Old Men: Geriatric Americans are hoarding wealth and power”, in which he also cites some of my work:
“According to Tim Vlandas, an Oxford political economist, advanced democracies around the world are reaching the point of “gerontonomia”—his term for a stagnating political economy set up to prioritize elderly citizens. These citizens punish their elected governments for inflation, which lessens the value of savings and pension payments. They are much more tolerant of unemployment, because they no longer work; slow growth, because their wealth has already accumulated; and high public debt, because their descendants will pay it. The result, Vlandas argues, is lower wage growth for those still working, and also worse outcomes for their children, as a result of lower social investment over the course of their lives.”
Continue reading “The Atlantic cites my research on ageing”Volkstrant article cites my research on ageing
A recent Volkstrant article has cited my work on the political economy consequences of ageing (my own translation):
“Oxford economist Tim Vlandas calls it a “gerontonomy”: an economy in the service of the elderly. The growing electoral power of pensioners, who vote more faithfully than working people, leads to democratically chosen stagnation, Vlandas argues, because the interests of the elderly prevail over long-term investment out of political fear.”
Tim Vlandas 
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