Perceptions of inequality and redistribution decisions
Join this event to hear Milena Tsvetkova discuss the effect of social networks on inequality and social cohesion.
Perceptions of inequality and redistribution decisions
02 Oct 2024, 14:00 – 15:15
In this event, Milena will discuss her project that investigates the effect of social networks on inequality and social cohesion. It investigates how assortativity by wealth (the extent to which individuals observe others with similar/different wealth) and visibility by wealth (the extent to which the rich/poor are more likely to be observed) affect the collectively selected taxation rate under the median-voter rule, the resulting reduction in inequality, and the polarisation of vote decisions.
The findings uncover fundamental limitations to democratic systems and carry implications for political communication and policy.
This event will be particularly useful for those interested in computational social science; social networks; agent based modeling; cooperation; and collective behavior.
Please note this is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.
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Associate Professor in the Department of Methodology
the London School of Economics
Milena completed her PhD in Sociology at Cornell University in 2015. Prior to joining LSE in 2017, she was a Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Social Science at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.
Her research interests lie in the fields of computational and experimental social science. She employs online experiments, network analysis, and agent-based models to study fundamental social phenomena such as cooperation, contagion, and inequality.
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