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Fredrik Andersson is a Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science at the University of Copenhagen. He previously held a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellowship at the European University Institute from 2017 to 2019. His research focuses on the origins of state capacity and its impact on institutions and taxation, particularly how political institutions mediate the effects of ideology on tax policy under specific conditions, especially concerning left-wing parties and taxation for poorer demographics. Additionally, he examines how taxation influences cooperation in public goods games. His academic work has been published or accepted in several reputable journals including Comparative Politics, Journal of Theoretical Politics, and Studies in Comparative International Development.
University of Copenhagen • Copenhagen, Denmark
Conducting research on state capacity and taxation, focusing on historical institutional impacts.
Focuses on clinical, social, and cognitive psychology.