Articles by Lucy Barnes

February 15, 2022

To understand the politics of taxation, we must understand how the public thinks the economy works

Lucy Barnes

The way people think the economy works shapes public opinion towards progressive taxation. But the 'tax the rich' crowd don't neglect economic efficiency, observes Lucy Barnes The politics of progressive taxation presents a paradox. Polling on whether taxes on the rich should be increased returns supermajorities in favour, yet the recent direction of travel has […]

Lucy Barnes

Associate Professor of Comparative Politics, University College London

Lucy's research focuses on the politics of economic policymaking in rich, western democracies (including the UK).

She is currently working on the UKRI-funded Mental Models in Political Economy project, which seeks to understand how various types of people understand the economy.

In other projects, she is interested in the interface between political science and political philosophy, the politics of inequality and redistribution, fiscal policy and government budgets, and the politics of taxation.

She tweets @lucycbarnes

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