World Inequality Report 2022 coordinated by Lucas Chancel (Lead author) Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman published by World Inequality Lab (2022). “We live in a data-abundant world and yet we lack basic information about inequality. Economic growth numbers…
Capital and wealth taxation in the 21st Century by Thomas Piketty published by National Tax Journal (6/2016). In this article, I present some of the findings of my book Capital in the 21st Century.In particular, I clarify the role…
Brahmin Left versus Merchant Right: Changing Political Cleavages in 21 Western Democracies, 1948-2020 by Amory Gethin, Clara Martínez-Toledano, Thomas Piketty published by WID.WORLD (5/2021). This paper provides new evidence on the long-run evolution of political cleavages in 21 Western…
World Inequality Report 2018 Coordinated by Facundo Alvaredo, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez, Gabriel Zucman published by World Inequality LAB (2018). “The World Inequality Report 2018 relies on a cutting-edge methodology to measure income and wealth inequality in…
The age of green Money by Thomas Piketty published by Le Monde (5/2020). “Could the Covid-19 crisis accelerate the adoption of a new, more equitable and more sustainable development model? The answer is yes, but under certain conditions….
World Inequality report 2018 by Facundo Alvaredo, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman (coordinated) published by World Inequality Lab. “We show that income inequality has increased in nearly all world regions in recent decades, but at…
World inequality report 2018 coordinated by Facundo Alvaredo, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman. “We show that income inequality has increased in nearly all world regions in recent decades, but at different speeds. The fact that…
Sem distribuir, o Brasil não cresce entrevista com Thomas Piketty publicada no Valor Econômico (10/2017). “Os países mais ricos do mundo enriqueceram porque aceitaram melhor repartir. Todos os países desenvolvidos, Estados Unidos, Alemanha, Japão, França, Grã Bretanha têm impostos sobre…
Economic growth in the USA: A tale of two countries by Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman published by VOXEU (3/2017). “The rise of economic inequality is one of today’s most hotly debated issues. But a disconnect between…