Piketty in Ireland

RTE’s PrimeTime interview is here. Patrick Honohan’s talk from TASC’s Piketty session is here. Sean Byrne’s book review in DRB is here.

Thomas Piketty and the subsidy of leverage

Over the weekend, the Irish Times led with eye-catching headline “Piketty says [Ireland’s] property tax unfair and should be altered“. The juxtaposition of Piketty, arguably the world’s most talked about economist in 2014, and Ireland’s property tax, possibly the smallest property tax of any developed country, is due to Piketty’s presence in Dublin this Friday […]

The 75% of the world’s population not covered by Piketty

In between grading exam papers I have been wading through the Piketty book.  Its a bit like walking through a muddy field.  The going is sometimes a bit stodgy, but you eventually get there.  There have been many reviews and commentaries on the book – one of the best I think is by Debraj Ray […]

Martin Wolf review of Piketty

here.

Thomas Piketty: Capital in the 21st Century

I got the chance to read this book over the last few days – it is definitely a “must read” and a major achievement.  The Free Exchange blog is running a “book club” for this book – the various entries are here.