Antisocial Economics

Sarah Kerr

What is wealth? How come so many of us haven’t got any? How does wealth inequality make poverty worse? In the UK and other rich economies, wealth inequality and poverty are at incredibly high levels. A very small number of people are very rich and most other people are not. An increasing number of people live in poverty.Should there be limits to the amount of wealth one person can own? How come so many wealthy people are so dependent on state handouts? Why is it so hard to do anything about it? While we know a lot about pove...

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Antisocial Economics

Episodes (7)

Sep 5, 2025 Episode 6: What and how does the public think about wealth and wealth inequality, and what kinds of narratives make them more or less supportive of change?
Aug 27, 2025 Episode 5: The social division of tax policy: Who really benefits?
Aug 20, 2025 Episode 4: When does wealth become harmful? Should there be limits?

Antisocial Economics

Sep 5, 2025
1 hours
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If we want action on extreme wealth, how we frame it as a problem in the media and in campaigning activity matters. Specific ways of talking about it make the public more or less likely to support re- or pre-distributive measures. In this final, bumper episode we ask, what does the public think about wealth, the wealthy and wealth inequality, and can certain 'frames' increase public support for higher taxes on the rich? (Spoiler alert: Yes they can!) In part 1, Jonathan reflects on over a decade of work on understanding how the public pe...

Antisocial Economics

Episode 6: What and how does the public think about wealth and wealth inequality, and what kinds of narratives make them more or less supportive of change?

Sarah Kerr

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