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Piketty's book (Capital in the Twenty-First Century) is most definitely not a fad. It is a result of serious research into historical economic data and anyone i
by venv 2y ago
Piketty's book (Capital in the Twenty-First Century) is most definitely not a fad. It is a result of serious research into historical economic data and anyone intellectually honest ought take it seriously. As anything in the social science of economics, it is subject to debate, but to call it a 'fad' is odd, to put it mildly.
- NegativeK 2y agoI think it's popularity among layfolk, like myself, was a fad. I'd be incredibly surprised if it's flying off the shelves now like it was right after release. But popularity doesn't validate or invalidate its content.
- pas 2y agoserious? sure, yet wrong they made a few mistakes, and after correctiona their findings are not reproducible https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/1/11/23984135/inequality-auten-splinter-piketty-saez-zucman-tax-data https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/1/11/23984135/inequa... https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/12/the-piketty-saez-zucman-response-to-auten-and-splinter.html https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/12/th...