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Critical Remarks on Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-first Century'

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This paper discusses the central macroeconomic claims that are made in Thomas Piketty's book 'Capital in the Twenty-first Century'. The paper aims to show that Piketty's contentions are not only logically flawed but also contradicted by his own data.

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  • Homburg, Stefan, 2014. "Critical Remarks on Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-first Century'," Hannover Economic Papers (HEP) dp-530, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, revised Oct 2014.
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    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

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