Past Member
Benjamin Braun
Affiliation
Social Science
Field of Study
Political Economy
Website
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When financial capital is scarce, the primary function of finance is to allocate capital to its most productive uses. In a world of capital abundance, by contrast, the role of finance shifts from financing growth to preserving wealth. At IAS, Benjamin Braun will study the political economy of this emerging asset manager capitalism.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Social Science
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Degrees
University of Warwick & Université Libre de Bruxelles
Ph.D.
2015
Appointments
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
2016
Senior Researcher
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
2016–2017
John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow