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The economist thomas piketty, the author of the surprise bestseller capital in the twentyfirst century, has turned down the legion of honor, the highest decoration offered by the french government. Thomas piketty speaks to students at kings college, london, during a promotional tour for capital in april 2014. His 2014 book, capital in the twentyfirst century, caused a sensation upon publication. Piketty findings undercut by errors financial times. Pikettys inequality claims have no formal empirical testing published sat, aug 6 2016 7. Thomas pikettys most popular book is capital in the twentyfirst century. Piketty hypothesized that income inequality has risen because returns on capitalsuch as profits, interest and rent. Capital in the 21 st century by thomas piketty has drawn more attention than any economics book in recent memory. His findings will transform debate and set the agenda for the next generation of thought about wealth and inequality. Thomas piketty is an economist and professor at the paris school of economics. Piketty turns down the legion of honor the new york times.
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But vast differences between japan and its developed counterparts in the west, mean that, like so many other western exports, pikettys argument has taken on unique characteristics. Six months after thomas pikettys book capital in the twentyfirst century generated so much buzz in the united states and europe, it has become a best. Thomas pikettywhose capital in the twentyfirst century pushed inequality to the forefront of public debatewrote the economics of inequality as an introduction to the conceptual and factual background necessary for interpreting changes in economic inequality over time. Thomas piketty is a french economist who specializes in the study of economic inequality.
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