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Piketty and Heckman: Why economics needs data

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Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics and James Heckman of the University of Chicago tell The CORE Project (https://core-econ.org) why observed data must be the starting point for economists. CORE is a global community of learners, teachers and researchers that is transforming how economics is learned by bringing recent advances in the field ...

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Thomas Piketty of the Paris School of Economics and James Heckman of the University of Chicago tell The CORE Project (https://core-econ.org) why observed data must be the starting point for economists.



CORE is a global community of learners, teachers and researchers that is transforming how economics is learned by bringing recent advances in the field to bear on societal challenges such as the future of work, climate change and inequality, using free interactive online resources and implementing the best new teaching techniques. Find out more at https://www.core-econ.org.



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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