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Stone center on wealth and income inequality at the university of california at berkeley. It was only published in english a few weeks ago, but french economist thomas pikettys capital in the twentyfirst century has already become inescapable. Apr 25, 2014 capital in the twentyfirst century, the new book by the french economist thomas piketty, is a bona fide phenomenon. Piketty, who teaches at the paris school of economics, has spent nearly two decades studying inequality. Abstract how do aggregate wealthtoincome ratios evolve in the long run and why.
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