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ECON Dork – Thomas Piketty talks about ‘Capital in the 21st Century’

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ECON Dork: Ellie Quibrium hosts special guest Thomas Piketty to talk about his book ‘Capital in the 21st Century’. We have a video call in asking about how relevant his argument is to Australia; what role does superannuation, financial regulation, generous social services, education, high marginal tax rates and capital gains tax rates have when ...

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Ellie Quibrium hosts special guest Thomas Piketty to talk about his book ‘Capital in the 21st Century’. We have a video call in asking about how relevant his argument is to Australia; what role does superannuation, financial regulation, generous social services, education, high marginal tax rates and capital gains tax rates have when we think about wealth inequality.



Thomas Piketty played by Adelaide Moore


Ellie Quibrium played by Sophia Campion


Adelaide Moore played by Adelaide Moore



Thomas Piketty
Thomas Piketty (7 May 1971) is a French economist who works on wealth and income inequality. He is a professor (directeur d'études) at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS), associate chair at the Paris School of Economics and Centennial professor at the London School of Economics new International Inequalities Institute.

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