Putting distribution back at the center of economics: Reflections on capital in the twenty-first century

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-88

  Piketty, Thomas ^a  

^a PARIS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

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EID: 84922440736     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: 19447965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.29.1.67     Document Type: Article

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