Inequality in the long run
Thomas Piketty
(1, 2)
,
Emmanuel Saez
(3)
Thomas Piketty
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Résumé
This Review presents basic facts regarding the long-run evolution of income and wealth inequality in Europe and the United States. Income and wealth inequality was very high a century ago, particularly in Europe, but dropped dramatically in the first half of the 20th century. Income inequality has surged back in the United States since the 1970s so that the United States is much more unequal than Europe today. We discuss possible interpretations and lessons for the future.
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
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Inequality in the long run
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Résumé |
en
This Review presents basic facts regarding the long-run evolution of income and wealth inequality in Europe and the United States. Income and wealth inequality was very high a century ago, particularly in Europe, but dropped dramatically in the first half of the 20th century. Income inequality has surged back in the United States since the 1970s so that the United States is much more unequal than Europe today. We discuss possible interpretations and lessons for the future.
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Auteur(s) |
Thomas Piketty
1, 2
, Emmanuel Saez
3
1
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
2
PSE -
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 139754 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
3
LBNL -
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]
( 82005 )
- 1 Cyclotron Rd. MS 50A-1148, Berkeley, CA 94720
- États-Unis
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Non spécifiée
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Date de publication |
2014-05
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Volume |
344
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Numéro |
6186
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Page/Identifiant |
838-843
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Mots-clés |
en
Wealth inequality, Europe, United States
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DOI | 10.1126/science.1251936 |
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