Opinion & Analysis

The Piketty theory controversy, by J. Cohen-Setton

The future of inequality in the 21st century has recently been challenged by a number of authors. What’s at stake: while Thomas Piketty’s documentation of the long-term evolution of income and wealth distributions is generally praised, the theoretical framework used to shed light on the future of inequality in the 21st century has recently been challenged by a number of authors.

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