Thomas Piketty

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1.

Income and Wealth Inequality in Hong Kong, 1981-2020: The Rise of Pluto-Communism?

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 19 Jul 2021 Last Revised: 03 May 2022
Thomas Piketty and Li Yang
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Paris School of Economics
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Hong Kong, Wage Distribution, Capital Share, Wealth Inequality, Political Cleavage

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Accounting for Wealth Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates and Simulations for France (1800-2014)

Banque de France Working Paper No. WP 633
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 06 Jul 2017
Bertrand Garbinti, Jonathan Goupille -Lebret and Thomas Piketty
Banque de France, Université Lyon 1 - Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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saving rate, steady-state, wealth inequality

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Capital in the 21st Century

Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin 2015 Q1
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 17 Mar 2015
Andrew Haldane, Rachana Shanbhogue, Orazio Attanasio, Timothy J. Besley, Peter H. Lindert, Thomas Piketty and Jaume Ventura
Bank of England, Bank of England, Dept of Economics Yale University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Universitat Pompeu Fabra - Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI)
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Tony Atkinson and His Legacy

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Tony Atkinson and His Legacy

Bank of Italy Temi di Discussione (Working Paper) No. 1138, Columbia Business School Research Paper No. 17-99
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Oct 2017
Rolf Aaberge, Francois Bourguignon, Andrea Brandolini, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Janet C. Gornick, John Hills, Markus Jäntti, Stephen P. Jenkins, Eric Marlier, John Micklewright, Brian Nolan, Thomas Piketty, Walter Radermacher, Timothy M. (Tim) Smeeding, Nicholas Stern, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Holly Sutherland
Statistics Norway, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Bank of Italy, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), The Graduate Center / City University of New York, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE), Stockholm University, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Social Policy and Administration, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Institute of Education, Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, Paris School of Economics (PSE), Independent, Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin - Madison, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Columbia University - Columbia Business School, Finance and University of Essex - Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
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Anthony B. Atkinson, inequality, poverty, public economics, economic theory, economic policy

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Capital Accumulation, Private Property and Rising Inequality in China, 1978-2015

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Capital Accumulation, Private Property and Rising Inequality in China, 1978-2015

NBER Working Paper No. w23368
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 01 May 2017 Last Revised: 08 May 2023
Thomas Piketty, Li Yang and Gabriel Zucman
Paris School of Economics (PSE), Paris School of Economics and UC Berkeley
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Capital Accumulation, Private Property and Rising Inequality in China, 1978-2015

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12410
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 06 Nov 2017
Thomas Piketty, Li Yang and Gabriel Zucman
Paris School of Economics (PSE), Paris School of Economics and UC Berkeley
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Top Incomes in the Long Run of History

NBER Working Paper No. w15408
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 13 Oct 2009 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2023
Anthony B. Atkinson, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez
University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Medicine, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Income Inequality in France, 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts (DINA)

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Income Inequality in France, 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts (DINA)

INSEAD Working Paper No. 2018/02/EPS
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 23 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 30 Jan 2018
Bertrand Garbinti, Jonathan Goupille -Lebret and Thomas Piketty
Banque de France, Université Lyon 1 - Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Income Distribution, Inequality, National Accounts, Capital Income, Labor Income

Income Inequality in France, 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts (Dina)

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12799
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 26 Mar 2018
Bertrand Garbinti, Jonathan Goupille -Lebret and Thomas Piketty
Banque de France, Université Lyon 1 - Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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income distribution, Income inequality, National Accounts

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Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from Wid.World

NBER Working Paper No. w23119
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 07 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 04 Mar 2023
Facundo Alvaredo, Lucas Chancel, Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman
Ecole Normale Superieure (PSE-ENS), Paris School of Economics (PSE), Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and UC Berkeley
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Optimal Taxation of Top Labor Incomes: A Tale of Three Elasticities

NBER Working Paper No. w17616
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 24 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2023
Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Stefanie Stantcheva
Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Estimates for the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w22945
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 19 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2022
Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman
Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and UC Berkeley
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A Theory of Optimal Capital Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w17989
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 13 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2023
Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective

NBER Working Paper No. w19075
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 24 May 2013 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2023
Facundo Alvaredo, Anthony B. Atkinson, Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez
Ecole Normale Superieure (PSE-ENS), University of Oxford - Nuffield Department of Medicine, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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From Soviets to Oligarchs: Inequality and Property in Russia, 1905-2016

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From Soviets to Oligarchs: Inequality and Property in Russia, 1905-2016

NBER Working Paper No. w23712
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 21 Aug 2017 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
Filip Novokmet, Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucman
University of Bonn, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and UC Berkeley
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From Soviets to Oligarchs: Inequality and Property in Russia 1905-2016

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12411
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 06 Nov 2017
Filip Novokmet, Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucman
University of Bonn, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and UC Berkeley
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Optimal Labor Income Taxation

NBER Working Paper No. w18521
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 11 Nov 2012 Last Revised: 09 Feb 2023
Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Accounting for Wealth Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates and Simulations for France

GATE WP 1935 – December 2019
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 31 Dec 2019
Bertrand Garbinti, Jonathan Goupille -Lebret and Thomas Piketty
Banque de France, Université Lyon 1 - Ecole Normale Supérieure (ENS) de Lyon and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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income inequality, wealth inequality, gender inequality

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A Theory of Optimal Inheritance Taxation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9241
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Inheritance, Optimal taxation, Wealth

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A Theory of Optimal Capital Taxation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8946
Number of pages: 110 Posted: 25 May 2012
Thomas Piketty and Emmanuel Saez
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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optimal taxation

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On the Long Run Evolution of Inheritance - France 1820-2050

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7854
Number of pages: 129 Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Thomas Piketty
Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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bequest, capital accumulation, inheritance, wealth

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Capital is Back: Wealth-Income Ratios in Rich Countries, 1700-2010

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9588
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 13 Aug 2013
Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucman
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and UC Berkeley
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Capital, Income, Saving, Wealth

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Optimal Taxation of Top Labor Incomes: A Tale of Three Elasticities

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8675
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 22 Dec 2011
Thomas Piketty, Emmanuel Saez and Stefanie Stantcheva
Paris School of Economics (PSE), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Harvard University - Department of Economics
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optimal income taxation

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Inherited vs Self-Made Wealth: Theory & Evidence from a Rentier Society (Paris 1872-1937)

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8411
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 06 Jun 2011
Thomas Piketty, Gilles Postel-Vinay, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal and Jean-Laurent Rosenthal
Paris School of Economics (PSE), Ecole Normale Superieure (INRA-ENS) and CaltechCalifornia Institute of Technology - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
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inheritance, wealth accumulation, wealth distribution

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Indian Income Inequality, 1922-2014: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12409
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 06 Nov 2017
Lucas Chancel and Thomas Piketty
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Measuring Inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World's Most Unequal Region?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12405
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 06 Nov 2017
Facundo Alvaredo, Lydia Assouad and Thomas Piketty
Ecole Normale Superieure (PSE-ENS), Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Wealth and Inheritance in the Long Run

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10072
Number of pages: 95 Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Thomas Piketty and Gabriel Zucman
Paris School of Economics (PSE) and UC Berkeley
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distribution, income, wealth

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Income Inequality Under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and Comparisons with the British Empire 1920-1960

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14969
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 27 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2020
Facundo Alvaredo, Denis Cogneau and Thomas Piketty
Ecole Normale Superieure (PSE-ENS), Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Africa, Asia, Colonialism, inequality, Top incomes

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Generalized Pareto Curves: Theory and Applications

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12404
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 06 Nov 2017
Thomas Blanchet, Juliette Fournier and Thomas Piketty
Paris School of Economics (PSE), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Measuring Top Incomes and Inequality in the Middle East: Data Limitations and Illustration with the Case of Egypt

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10068
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Facundo Alvaredo and Thomas Piketty
Ecole Normale Superieure (PSE-ENS) and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Egypt, inequality, Middle East, top incomes