Political economy and finance
From: ProMarket (@ProMarket_org)
📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! Submit your research for the 2026 @StiglerCenter-CEPR Political Economy of Finance Conference. 📍 Chicago | 🗓️ Nov 6-7, 2026 🔎 Theme: Crony Capitalism in the 21st Century. How does concentrated wealth reshape political power and democracy today? ⏰
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Position research on how financial deregulation since 2008 has concentrated wealth among institutional investors, directly enabling their capture of regulatory agencies and legislative priorities—a concrete case study for the conference's crony capitalism framework.
Highlight empirical findings on the revolving door between finance sector leadership and government positions, showing specific mechanisms through which wealthy financial actors convert economic power into political influence that blocks reform.
Frame analysis of how digital finance and algorithmic trading have created new forms of wealth concentration that traditional political economy frameworks haven't adequately addressed, offering fresh data for the 2026 discussion.
Submit research that quantifies the relationship between financial wealth concentration and political access in specific policy domains since 2010.
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