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Ep. 318 Piketty Taken Down for Good?

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Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century was supposed to be the definitive condemnation of capitalism as an anti-social engine of inequality, but the closer his work is examined, the more unreliable it turns out to be. Phil Magness tells the truth in today’s episode!

About the Guest

Phil Magness is academic program director at the Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, and he also teaches at the University’s School of Public Policy.

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PhilMagness.com

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@PhilWMagness

Paper Discussed

Challenging the Empirical Contribution of Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century,” by Phillip W. Magness and Robert P. Murphy (PDF)

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Book Discussed

Capital in the 21st Century, by Thomas Piketty

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Ep. 159: Piketty’s Problems (Bob Murphy)

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