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“Vivement le socialisme !”, de Thomas Piketty
Vivement le socialisme!, by Thomas Piketty, is a collection of his columns published in Le Monde (2016-2020). Summary « Si l’on m’avait dit en
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Why Is Europe More Equal Than the United States?
Why Is Europe More Equal Than the United States? In this paper, Thomas Blanchet, Lucas Chancel, and Amory Gethin combine all available household surveys, income tax, and national accounts data
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“Unsustainable Inequalities”, Lucas Chancel
“Unsustainable Inequalities. Social Justice and the Environment”, by Lucas Chancel Can we fight poverty and inequality while protecting the environment? These challenges are at
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Social Inequalities and Ethnic Cleavages in Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal
Social Inequalities and Ethnic Cleavages in Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal In this paper, Jules Baleyte, Amory Gethin, Yajna Govind and Thomas Piketty document the
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2020 Distributional National Accounts Guidelines (DINA)
The 2020 Distributional National Accounts (DINA) guidelines is the first major update of the document presenting the concepts, data sources and methods used in the
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Inequality, Identity, and Political Cleavages in Israel
Inequality, Identity, and Political Cleavages in Israel In this paper, Yonatan Berman draws on pre- and post-election surveys to address the long run evolution of
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Social Inequality and Political Divides in Pakistan
Social Inequality and the Dynamics of Political and ethnolinguistic Divides in Pakistan, 1970-2018 In this paper, Amory Gethin, Sultan Mehmood and Thomas Piketty study political
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Electoral cleavages and socioeconomic inequality in Germany
Electoral cleavages and socioeconomic inequality in Germany, 1949-2017 In this paper, Fabian Kosse and Thomas Piketty explore the changing relationships between party support, electoral cleavages
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Income Inequality under Colonial Rule
Income Inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920-1960 In this paper, Facundo Alvaredo, Denis Cogneau
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