Marshall Steinbaum — Why Are Economists Giving Piketty the Cold Shoulder?

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Important.  Marshall Steinbaum catches us up on what's happened since the publication of Piketty's Capital in the 21st Century three years ago. Actually, lots.  But the economics profession has largely ignored it since it involves distribution and the economics profession doesn't consider distribution irrelevant.Boston ReviewWhy Are Economists Giving Piketty the Cold Shoulder?Marshall Steinbaum | Fellow and Research Director at the Roosevelt Institute

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Mike Norman considers the following as important: distribution, economics profession, inequality, Thomas Piketty

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