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Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty-First Century is the most widely discussed work of economics in recent history, selling millions of copies in dozens of languages. But are its analyses of inequality and economic growth on target? Where should researchers go from here in exploring the ideas...
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If Piketty's main theoretical prediction (r>g leads to rising wealth inequality) is taken to its radical conclusion …, then a small elite will own all wealth if capitalism is left to its own devices. We formulate and calibrate a Post …-Keynesian model with an endogenous distribution of wealth between workers and capitalists which permits such a corner solution of all …
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If Piketty's main theoretical prediction (r>g leads to rising wealth inequality) is taken to its radical conclusion …, then a small elite will own all wealth if capitalism is left to its own devices. We formulate and calibrate a Post …-Keynesian model with an endogenous distribution of wealth between workers and capitalists which permits such a corner solution of all …
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A fundamental question in social sciences relates to the effect of wealth inequality on economic growth. Yet, in … tackling the question, researchers have had to use income as a proxy for wealth. We derive a global measure of wealth … and poverty. We find that wealth inequality reduces economic growth, but when we control for the fact that some …
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