Thomas Piketty

This book has important lessons for the challenges facing Pakistani economy. This economic bestseller has single-handedly brought the income and wealth inequality at the center of debate around the world, but in between, it has many lessons that are relevant to Pakistani situation. That is why I am sharing some points with my audience.

Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a 2013 book by French economist Thomas Piketty. It focuses on wealth and income inequality in Europe and the United States since the 18th century. It was initially published in French (as Le Capital au XXIe siècle) in August 2013; an English translation by Arthur Goldhammer followed in April 2014.[1] The book's central thesis is that when the rate of return on capital (r) is greater than the rate of economic growth (g) over the long term, the result is...

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Nesta aula estudaremos o livro O Capital no Século XXI que mostra a concentração de renda no final do século XX e início do século XXI. #economia

The Advisory Board for the 2019 Human Development Report (HDR) will meet on 28 May in Paris, France and serves as a key milestone in the lead-up to the report on inequality, which will be released towards the end of the year. The role of the Advisory Board is to provide intellectual advice and guidance to the Human Development Report Office on the overall vision, direction and messages of the HDRs. The 2019 Advisory Board will be co-chaired by Thomas Piketty, Professor at the Paris School...

Before the 2007-2008 crisis the balance sheet of the European Central Bank (that is, the totality of securities owned and loans granted by the ECB) was approximately 1000 billion Euros, or barely 10% of the GDP of the Euro zone. In 2019 it had risen to 4700 billion Euros, or 40% of the GDP of the zone. Thus between 2008 and 2018, the ECB has implemented a monetary creation equivalent to over one and a half years of the French GDP, one year of German GDP, or 30% of the GDP of the Euro zone...

This video was created by Christian Jackson. The full lecture and QnA were part of the Ayn Rand seminar at Keio University. Filmed at Keio University, in Minato City, Tokyo, Japan on May 24, 2019. You can see the full QnA Segment here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v3XVOIEbT4 #ThomasPiketty #Inequality #Equality Like what you hear? Become a sponsor member, get exclusive content and support the creation of more videos like this at https://www.yaronbrookshow.com/support/,...

Europa Ocidental e América do Norte compartilham diversas semelhanças históricas. Elas se dão pelas Guerras Mundiais, Revolução Bolchevique, Grande Depressão etc. Nestes países, estes episódios estão atados à redução da desigualdade, explica Thomas Piketty. Porém, o mundo não se resume a estas nações. Como fica a evolução da igualdade no Brasil, na Índia ou na África do Sul? Existem semelhanças? Piketty se propõe a responder esta pergunta daqui para frente. Inscreva-se em nosso canal e...

Good news: given the results of the European elections it would seem that French and European citizens are becoming more concerned about global warming.  The problem is that the election which has just taken place did little to further the basic issue. In real terms, which political forces do the ecologists intend to govern with and what is their programme for action? In France, the Greens achieved a respectable score gaining 13% of the votes. But, given that they had already obtained...

Good news: given the results of the European elections it would seem that French and European citizens are becoming more concerned about global warming.  The problem is that the election which has just taken place did little to further the basic issue. In real terms, which political forces do the ecologists intend to govern with and what is their programme for action? In France, the Greens achieved a respectable score gaining 13% of the votes. But, given that they had already obtained...