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Thomas Piketty
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Professor at EHESS & PSE Co-Director, World Inequality Lab inequalitylab.world | WID.world http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/

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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, 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). .. more

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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · Jun 19
What would a just distribution of socio-economic and environmental resources look like at the global level from 2025 to 2100 – both between and within countries?

From now to June 2026, the #GlobalJusticeProject will help provide answers.

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The Global Justice Project (GJP) aims to provide a platform to stimulate research, policymaking, and citizen engagement to shape a fairer, more democratic and sustainable 21st century.
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 3d
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?

👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org

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Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 3d
Félicitations @lucaschancel.bsky.social pour ce livre magnifique

Il est impossible de faire face à nos défis climatiques sans repenser fondamentalement la structure des inégalités et de la propriété: qui possède l'énergie et pour quoi faire

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Énergie et inégalités, Lucas Chancel : Pourquoi l’histoire de l’énergie est-elle intimement liée à celle des inégalités sociales ? Comment penser...
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 3d
Rethinking world trade
When setting tariffs, Trump has followed a narrowly nationalist and rather chaotic logic. The opposite approach is needed: Tariffs should be set based on universal and predictable principles.
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Rethinking world trade
Confronted with the impact of Donald Trump's policies, Europe – like other parts of the world – has no choice but to fundamentally rethink its trade rules. To put it plainly: If Europe does not urgent...
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Lucas Chancel @lucaschancel.bsky.social · 4d
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Lucas Chancel, économiste : « Seule la socialisation de l’énergie peut éviter aux Européens une vassalisation »
Dans un entretien au « Monde », le professeur à Sciences Po estime que la reprise de contrôle du secteur énergétique par les citoyens permettrait de mieux lutter contre les crises climatiques et démoc...
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 9d
Nouvelle étude de @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt confirme l’importance du facteur discriminatoire sur le marché du travail en 🇫🇷. Les minorités racisées subissent de fortes pénalités salariales. Être né.e en France réduit ces écarts, sans les faire disparaître.
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 9d
Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties, with Middle Eastern/North African and Sub-Saharan African individuals most affected. This is one of the key findings of a new study by @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt.

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Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties - WID - World Inequality Database
This study documents disparities in earnings and ranks across different minority groups in France and compare France with the US.
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 9d
Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties, with Middle Eastern/North African and Sub-Saharan African individuals most affected. This is one of the key findings of a new study by @yajnagovind.bsky.social @paolosantini.bsky.social & E. Derenoncourt.

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Racial minorities in France face substantial earnings penalties - WID - World Inequality Database
This study documents disparities in earnings and ranks across different minority groups in France and compare France with the US.
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ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 11d
Intl' taxation is caught in great power struggles, as Donald Trump attempts to dismantle digital services & global minimum taxes.
Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social
@manonaubryfr.bsky.social & Valerie Hayer, on Oct 2!
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Register: shorturl.at/I6Kvp
Panel 1: Who Shapes the Rules? Trade Wars, Tax Battles and the Future of Global Governance (50 min) - 2 rounds of questions (40 min.) and (10 min.) of Q&A. International taxation is no longer a technocratic issue—it is caught in the crossfire of global power struggles. With the return of Trump, the U.S. is once again using tariffs and trade threats to dismantle Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) abroad, as well as the minimum tax on multinational corporations, defending its tech giants while undermining multilateral negotiations. This panel will examine how the weaponization of trade policy intersects with ongoing processes on international tax reform—from the OECD/G20 to the United Nations—raising fundamental questions about sovereignty, fairness, and the balance of power in global governance. Speakers will reflect on what is at stake: whether unilateralism and trade wars will derail efforts to build a fairer international tax system and what pathways exist toward an inclusive and equitable framework that can withstand great-power politics. Moderator: Victor Goury-Laffont (POLITICO). Joseph Stiglitz, ICRICT Co-Chair . Manon Aubry, Co-chair of the Left Group in the European Parliament Member of the ECON and FISC committees. Valérie Hayer, Présidente de Renew Europe au Parlement européen. Break and change of panel. Shaping the Future of International Tax Cooperation 3 7:05-7:50 PM 7:50-8:00 PM Panel 2: Negotiating the details: Key elements of the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation (45 min). Building on the political discussion, this panel will take a closer look at the concrete elements under negotiation in the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation and its early protocols on taxation of cross-border services and dispute prevention and resolution. Experts will examine proposals on the table, alternative measures advanced by different countries and regions, and the contrasting realities betwee…
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ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 17d
From trade wars to @un.org talks, global tax cooperation is at stake.
Oct 2, Paris, #ICRICT Commissioners, policymakers & civil society debate how to build a fairer international tax system amid great-power rivalry.
⏰6–8PM
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Inscriptions: shorturl.at/I6Kvp
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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 22d
Don't miss tomorrow's event with @thomaspiketty.bsky.social on global #inequality including preliminary results from the #GlobalJusticeProject.

📍In-person and online public event

🎟️ Registration www.lse.ac.uk/events/globa...
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Thomas Piketty on global inequality | LSE Events
3.30pm Fri 19 Sept | Thomas Piketty | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 22d
📆 Save the date: the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 at Paris School of Economics @pse.bsky.social

The call for papers is open until December 1.

🔗 More details & submission: inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 25d
This study has many other findings but also limitations and we welcome constructive comments to continue building the #GlobalJustice Project inequalitylab.world/en/global-ju...
Global Justice Project - World Inequality Lab
The Global Justice Project (GJP) aims to provide a platform to stimulate research, policymaking, and citizen engagement to shape a fairer, more democratic and sustainable 21st century.
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Thomas Piketty @thomaspiketty.bsky.social · 25d
3️⃣ Over the long run, public-private splits varied widely. 19th-century Britain had huge negative public wealth (250–300% of GDP). The US also showed negative wealth in the late 20th/early 21st century, mostly foreign. By contrast, China today has substantial positive public wealth.
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