Curriculum vitae

 

Born in Clichy (France) on May 7, 1971

Paris School of Economics. Campus Jourdan

48, boulevard Jourdan . 75014 Paris . France

Mail : name at psemail.eu

Short bio

Thomas Piketty is Professor of Economics and Economic History at EHESS and at the Paris School of Economics. His research lies at the intersection of historical political economy and socio-economic history. He is the author of research articles published in journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Journal of Political Economy, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, Explorations in Economic History, Annales: Histoire, Sciences Sociales. He has done historical and theoretical work on the interplay between economic development, the distribution of income and wealth, and political conflict.These works have led to emphasize the role of political, social and fiscal institutions in the historical evolution of income and wealth distribution. Thomas Piketty is also co-director of the World Inequality Lab and the World Inequality Database, and one of initiators of the Manifesto for the democratization of Europe. He is the author of several books including Capital in the 21st century (2014), Capital and ideology (2020) and A Brief History of Equality (2022).