Dr. Benjamin Braun

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Benjamin Braun is an Assistant Professor in Political Economy at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research interests encompass the role of finance in capitalism, macrofinance, and the green transition. He has published academic work in notable journals including Perspectives on Politics, Socio-Economic Review, and Review of International Political Economy. Currently, he is writing a book entitled 'Asset Manager Capitalism' with the University of Chicago Press. In addition, Benjamin serves as an associate editor for the journal Competition & Change and is a fellow at the Hertie School in Berlin, where he hosts a research project on central banking in hard times. He has previously worked as a senior researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne and was awarded the JFK Memorial Fellowship at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University from 2016 to 2017. He also held a position as a member of the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton from 2019 to 2020. Benjamin is fluent in French and German.

Research Interests

Requirements for London School of Economics

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Quantitative
Required:164
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Advanced Calculus Linear Algebra Econometrics and Statistics Intermediate Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics
Application Checklist
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  • Two academic references
  • CV
  • GRE scores (if non-UK degree)
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics