Book · 2014 · Business & Economics
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty has been mentioned in 9 episodes across 7 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 8 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Katarina Pistor (1 episode), Arun Sundararajan (1 episode) and Balaji Srinivasan (1 episode) on a16z Podcast (2 episodes), People I (Mostly) Admire (2 episodes) and All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg (1 episode).
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Which French Economist author of Capital in the 21st century claims that increasing wealth inequality is a feature of capitalism and suggests steeply Progressive Capital taxes and a cap on the possible total wealth of a person in order to get the capital distribution back to a normal level.
Steve Levitt · People I (Mostly) Admire · Aug 2022 Listen at 20:24 Questions about Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty
Who recommends Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty on podcasts?
Katarina Pistor (1 episode) has recommended Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty on podcasts. In all, 9 people brought it up across 7 podcasts (1 person recommended it).
Which podcasts mention Capital in the Twenty-First Century the most?
a16z Podcast (2 episodes), People I (Mostly) Admire (2 episodes), All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg (1 episode), Lex Fridman Podcast (1 episode) and Modern Wisdom (1 episode), among 7 podcasts in all.
Is Capital in the Twenty-First Century recommended, or only discussed?
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty was recommended in 1 episode, discussed without a recommendation in 7 episodes, and critiqued in 1 episode, as of 2023-08-18.
What do people say about Capital in the Twenty-First Century?
Steve Levitt on People I (Mostly) Admire (2022-08-06): "Which French Economist author of Capital in the 21st century claims that increasing wealth inequality is a feature of capitalism and suggests steeply Progressive Capital taxes and a cap on the possible total wealth of a person in order to get the capital distribution back to a normal level."
When was Capital in the Twenty-First Century last mentioned on a podcast?
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty was last discussed on All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg on 2023-08-18.
What they say about it
- Wealth disparity and globalization“speaks so much about wealth disparity”2
- Inequality as a feature of capitalism“increasing wealth inequality is a feature of capitalism”2
- Return on investment versus wages“return on investment will always be greater than wages”2
The best things said about it
And with, you know, you read Thomas Piketty's book 'Capital,' he speaks so much about wealth disparity, um, in an era of globalization, uh, in an era of technification, in an era when the world is seeing some people have extraordinary gains but most people not, on a relative basis.
Thomas piketti in his most recent book makes a very convincing argument that the so-called you know great compression of wealth in Western democracies during the 20th century was a product of the rise of progressive taxation and the welfare state.
That over time would always you know the thomas pickerty guy who writes about capital and just makes the point that return on investment will always be greater than wages.
A book that has set off so much discussion and suggested so many lines of argument for consideration has to be regarded as a substantial contribution.
And one of the things we learnt a couple of years ago from piketty's book capital in the 21st century that book that everybody talks about but nobody's actually read misusing you because you're allowed to talk about it anyway but yeah everybody quotes from it.
Where and when it comes up
9 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty examines wealth concentration and economic inequality in capitalist economies. Katarina Pistor recommended the book on The Ezra Klein Show as an influential read, while the host Roger discussed how Piketty argues that the great compression of wealth in Western democracies resulted from progressive taxation and the welfare state. On All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg, Friedberg referenced Piketty's work to highlight wealth disparity and the impacts of globalization and technification. David Pinsof mentioned the title on Modern Wisdom to illustrate how intellectual subcultures use specific reading material to signal status. During a quiz segment on People I (Mostly) Admire, Steve Levitt brought up the book and its claims that increasing wealth inequality is a structural feature of capitalism, prompting Victoria Gross to note her familiarity with the text. Seth Stephens-Davidowitz also referenced Piketty's book on the same podcast when discussing data underlining habits on e-readers.
Every mention
Katarina Pistor so of course I have to mention pickerty's uh capital in the 21st century 1
“so of course I have to mention pickerty's uh capital in the 21st century”
Arun Sundararajan and one of the things we learnt a couple of years ago from piketty's book capital in the 21st century that… 1
“and one of the things we learnt a couple of years ago from piketty's book capital in the 21st century that book that everybody talks about but nobody's actually read misusing you because you're allowed to talk about it anyway but yeah everybody quotes from it”
Balaji Srinivasan maybe we can talk about thomas piketty's which 696 page doorstop is the number one bestseller on amazon aga… 1
“maybe we can talk about thomas piketty's which 696 page doorstop is the number one bestseller on amazon against all expectation and he's been doing all the tours”
David Pinsof and you know mentioning books that only members of our subculture would know like oh capital in the 21st ce… 1
“and you know mentioning books that only members of our subculture would know like oh capital in the 21st century only really smart members of the intelligence will know that one”
Deirdre McCloskey it's the bottom of page six in the English translation of Toma to Toma Pet's book on – um capital in the 21… 1
“it's the bottom of page six in the English translation of Toma to Toma Pet's book on – um capital in the 21st century where he screws up supply and demand curves”
Larry Summers and a book that has set off so much discussion and suggested so many lines of argument for consideration ha… 1
“and a book that has set off so much discussion and suggested so many lines of argument for consideration has to be regarded as a substantial contribution even if the ultimate hypothesis that it stresses does not strike me as being the primary phenomenon at work”
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz Thomas picketty's book on Capital and Daniel kahneman's book thinking fast and slow 1
“Thomas picketty's book on Capital and Daniel kahneman's book thinking fast and slow”
Sheldon Solomon that over time would always you know the thomas pickerty guy who writes about capital and just makes the po… 1
“that over time would always you know the thomas pickerty guy who writes about capital and just makes the point that return on investment will always be greater than wages”
“you know the thomas pickerty guy who writes about capital and just makes the point that return on investment will always be greater than wages”
Steve Levitt which French Economist author of Capital in the 21st century claims that increasing wealth inequality is a… 1
“which French Economist author of Capital in the 21st century claims that increasing wealth inequality is a feature of capitalism and suggests steeply Progressive Capital taxes and a cap on the possible total wealth of a person in order to get the capital distribution back to a normal level”
“Here's another question that was absolutely easy for me, but that I'm guessing might have been hard for you: which French economist, author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century, claims that increasing wealth inequality is a feature of capitalism and suggests steeply progressive capital taxes and a cap on the possible total wealth of a person in order to get”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker3
“And with, you know, you read Thomas Piketty's book, Capital. He speaks so much about wealth disparity in an era of globalization, in an era of technification, in an era when the world is seeing some people have extraordinary gains, but most people not on a relative basis.”
“And with, you know, you read Thomas Piketty's book 'Capital,' he speaks so much about wealth disparity, um, in an era of globalization, uh, in an era of technification, in an era when the world is seeing some people have extraordinary gains but most people not, on a relative basis.”
“Thomas piketti in his most recent book makes a very convincing argument that the so-called you know great compression of wealth in Western democracies during the 20th century was a product of the rise of progressive taxation and the welfare state”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“mentioning books that only members of our subculture would know like oh capital in the 21st century only really smart members of the intelligence will know that one and that helps me connect with fellow members of the intelligencia while subtly excluding dumb dumbs who aren't as cool as me”
“there's a great there's a guy on that helped write or help do the research for Thomas Piketty capital in 21st century called forget it was first name it's Guzman let's put it in the show notes”