Thomas Piketty

French economist · France · Academics · Born 1971 · age 55

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Thomas Piketty is a French economist who is a professor of economics at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS), associate chair at the Paris School of Economics (PSE) and Centennial Professor of Economics in the International Inequalities Institute at the London School of Economics (LSE).

A life in dates

2023Clarivate Citation LaureatesAwardOskar Morgenstern medalAward2019“In many ways, the US led the world toward the development of progressive taxation and the reduction of inequality at the global level during the first half of the 20th century...”In their words30 January 2019Bernie Sanders Proposes 77 Percent Estate Tax For Billionaires, by Maxwell Strachan and Emily Peck, Huffington Post (30 January 2019)Read the whole statement

2016“Both the Clinton and the Obama administrations frequently went along with the market liberalization launched under Reagan and both Bush presidencies.”In their words16 November 2016"We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail", (16 November 2016)Read the whole statement

“The main lesson for Europe and the world is clear: as a matter of urgency, globalization must be fundamentally re-oriented.”In their words16 November 2016"We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail", (16 November 2016)Read the whole statement

2015“We know something about billionaire consumption, but it is hard to measure some of it.”In their wordsQuoted in Chuck Collins, Nit-Picking Piketty (2015).Read the whole statement

Lysenko PrizeAward2014“The overall importance of capital today, as noted, is not very different from what it was in the eighteenth century.”In their wordsp. 377; As cited in: "Thomas Piketty Capital in the twenty first century‎ Part III" on robertpaulwolff.blogspot.nl, 2014/03.Read the whole statement

British Academy MedalAwardPrix Pétrarque de l'essaiAward2013“The distribution of wealth is one of today’s most widely discussed and controversial issues. But what do we really know about its evolution over the long term?”In their wordsp. 1 Introduction: Lead paragraph; Quoted in From the Introduction to Capital in the Twenty-First Century, by Thomas Piketty, atRead the whole statement

Fellow of the Econometric SocietyAwardYrjö Jahnsson AwardAward2002Prix du meilleur jeune économiste de FranceAward2000CNRS bronze medalAward1999Rossi PrizeAward1971Born7 May 1971

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Thomas Piketty

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In many ways, the US led the world toward the development of progressive taxation and the reduction of inequality at the global level during the first half of the 20th century...
Jan 30, 2019, Bernie Sanders Proposes 77 Percent Estate Tax For Billionaires, by Maxwell Strachan and Emily Peck, Huffington Post (30 January 2019), Own words
Both the Clinton and the Obama administrations frequently went along with the market liberalization launched under Reagan and both Bush presidencies.
Nov 16, 2016, "We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail", (16 November 2016), Own words
The tragedy is that Trump’s program will only strengthen the trend towards inequality.
Nov 16, 2016, "We must rethink globalization, or Trumpism will prevail", (16 November 2016), Own words

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Awards

Clarivate Citation Laureates2023

Oskar Morgenstern medal2023

Lysenko Prize2015

Prix Pétrarque de l'essai2014

British Academy Medal2014

Yrjö Jahnsson Award2013

Fellow of the Econometric Society2013

Prix du meilleur jeune économiste de France2002

CNRS bronze medal2000

Rossi Prize1999

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Spouse: Julia Cagé

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France

In common with Thomas

Joseph StiglitzAlso in Tax Wars (2024)

Gabriel ZucmanAlso in Tax Wars (2024)

Eva JolyAlso in Tax Wars (2024)

Philippe AghionBoth received Yrjö Jahnsson Award

Jean TiroleBoth received Yrjö Jahnsson Award

Esther DufloBoth received Prix du meilleur jeune économiste de France

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