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Emmanuel saez is codirector of the world wealth and income database wid. Piketty s other books tend to run 500 pages or more 700 pages for capital in the 21st century, tomes that require a significant time commitment to get through. Back in 2001 two french economists, thomas piketty and emmanuel saez, circulated a seminal research paper formally published two years later titled income inequality in the united states. He is a professor directeur detudes at the school for advanced studies in the social sciences ehess, associate chair at the paris school of economics and centennial professor at the international inequalities institute, which is part of the london school. A seminal book on the economic and social evolution of the planet. Emmanuel martin is the director of the institute for. Capital in the twentyfirst century ebook by thomas. In capital in the twentyfirst century, thomas piketty analyzes a unique collection of data from twenty countries, ranging as far back as the eighteenth century, to uncover key economic and social patterns. The book draws on reams of data from the united states and numerous other countries. Thomas pikettys progressive ideology blinds him to his own data in his painstakingly researched book. Income and wealth inequality was very high a century ago, particularly in europe, but dropped dramatically in the first half of the 20th century.
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