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Capital in the 21st Century

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: On 19 December 2014, the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the Bank of England hosted a discussion forum based around Thomas Piketty’s book, Capital in the twenty-first century, with a number of economists from academia, public sector bodies and private sector institutions. Four speakers presented research on various issues relating to inequality, including: access to education; wealth and taxation policy; and the role of governance and institutions. This article presents each speaker’s key arguments, and includes a summary of the open-floor debate that followed.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Authors: Andrew Haldane, Rachana Shanbhogue, Orazio Attanasio, Timothy Besley, Peter H. Lindert, Thomas Piketty, Jaume Ventura

Institutions: Bank of England, University College London, National Bureau of Economic Research, Centre for Economic Policy Research, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of California, Davis, Paris School of Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional

Language: English

Topic: Income, Poverty, and Inequality

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W423360053

FWCI: 503

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Cited by: 763

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