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Thomas piketty is an economist and professor at the paris school of economics. A theory of optimal capital taxation thomas piketty and emmanuel saez nber working paper no. The book draws on reams of data from the united states and numerous other countries. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I read it because so many people had cited it to me, and after asking them i found that not one of them had read.
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