New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century

Title:
New thoughts on capital in the twenty-first century
Speaker:
Thomas Piketty
Description:

French economist Thomas Piketty caused a sensation in early 2014 with his book on a simple, brutal formula explaining economic inequality: r > g (meaning that return on capital is generally higher than economic growth). Here, he talks through the massive data set that led him to conclude: Economic inequality is not new, but it is getting worse, with radical possible impacts.

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Video Language:
English
Team:
closed TED
Project:
TEDTalks
Duration:
21:00
Format: HTML5
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