The Economics of Inequality

Thomas Piketty, geboren 1971, ist Professor an der Pariser École d'economie. 2013 erhielt er den Yrjö Jahnsson Preis der European Economic Association.

Succinct, accessible, and authoritative, Thomas Piketty's The Economics of Inequality is the ideal place to start for those who want to understand the fundamental issues at the heart of one the most pressing concerns in contemporary economics and politics. This work now appears in English for the first time.

Cover Title Copyright Contents Note to the Reader Introduction Different Types of Income Wage Inequality International Comparisons Income Inequality International Comparisons Inequalities in Time and Space The Historical Evolution of Inequality From Laws of History to Uncertainties From Wages to Incomes Inequality with Respect to Employment Chapter 2. Capital-Labor Inequality The Question of Capital/Labor Substitution A Compromise between Short-Term and Long-Term Theories? The Dynamics of the Distribution of Capital The Theory of Perfect Credit and Convergence The Problem of Capital Market Imperfections Inequality of Wages and Human Capital The Explanatory Power of the Theory of Human Capital How to Redistribute Labor Income Where Does Human Capital Inequality Come From? The Social Determination of Wage Inequality The Role of Unions in Setting Wages The Monopsony Power of Employers Efficiency Wages and Fair Wages Average and Marginal Rates of Redistribution Just Fiscal Redistribution Efficient Redistribution Redistribution and Social Insurance Redistribution and Demand Abbreviations Contents in Detail Index