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2022

1. Brahmin Left Versus Merchant Right: Changing Political Cleavages in 21 Western Democracies, 1948–2020
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (6)
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2022) View citations (1)
   Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (6)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2022)
2. Generalized Pareto Curves: Theory and Applications
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (5)
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (125)
   PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (130)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (123)
   Post-Print, HAL (2022) View citations (5)
   Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2017) View citations (163)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (147)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2022)
3. Mesurer le racisme, vaincre les discriminations
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2022)
4. Predistribution vs. Redistribution:Evidence from France and the U.S
   Working Papers, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon
   Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (7)
   Institut des Politiques Publiques, HAL (2020) View citations (4)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (4)
   PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (2020) View citations (5)
5. Rapport sur les inégalités mondiales 2022
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2022)

2021

6. Accounting for Wealth-Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates, and Simulations for France
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (20)
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (39)
   Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (20)
   Working Papers, Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St-Étienne (GATE Lyon St-Étienne), Université de Lyon (2019) View citations (9)
   Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (39)
   Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (36)
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (39)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2021)
7. Clivages politiques et inégalités sociales. Une étude de 50 démocraties (1948-2020)
   Post-Print, HAL
   Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2021)
8. Distributional National Accounts Guidelines Methods and Concepts Used in the World Inequality Database
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (15)
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (15)
   Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (11)
9. Global Income Inequality, 1820-2020: The Persistence and Mutation of Extreme Inequality
   World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
   Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (1)
   Post-Print, HAL (2021)
   Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (2)
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2021)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2021)
10. Income and Wealth Inequality in Hong Kong, 1981-2020: The Rise of Pluto-Communism?
    PSE Working Papers, HAL
    Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, HAL (2021)
11. Income inequality under colonial rule. Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920–1960
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (2)
    Also in African Economic History Working Paper, African Economic History Network (2020)
    Post-Print, HAL (2021) View citations (2)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2020)
    Working Papers, HAL (2020)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2021)
12. Le capitalisme est-il réformable ?
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2021)
13. Measuring inequality in the Middle East
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2021)
14. Political Cleavages and Social Inequalities in Algeria, Iraq, and Turkey, 1990-2019
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (5)
15. Une brève histoire de l'égalité
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2021)
16. World Inequality Report 2022
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (10)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2021) View citations (11)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2021) View citations (11)

2020

17. Agir face aux dérèglements du monde
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2020)
18. Appendix to "Income Inequality in France, 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts
    PSE Working Papers, HAL
    Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2020)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2017) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, HAL (2020)
19. Electoral Cleavages and Socioeconomic Inequality in Germany 1949-2017
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (6)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (7)
20. Income inequality under Colonial Rule: Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with the Br
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
21. Political conflict, social inequality and electoral cleavages in Central-Eastern Europe, 1990-2018
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (1)
22. Social Inequalities and the Politicization of Ethnic Cleavages in Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal, 1999-2019
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (2)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (2)
23. Social Inequality and the Dynamics of Political and Ethnolinguistic Divides in Pakistan, 1970-2018
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (4)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2020) View citations (4)
24. Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Global Inequality Estimates from WID.world
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (5)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (5)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2020) View citations (6)
    Post-Print, HAL (2020) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Economie et Statistique / Economics and Statistics (2020)
25. Vivement le socialisme ! Chroniques 2016-2020
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2020)

2019

26. Capital Accumulation, Private Property, and Rising Inequality in China, 1978–2015
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (123)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (67)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (52)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (67)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2017) View citations (67)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (87)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (146)
    HKUST IEMS Working Paper Series, HKUST Institute for Emerging Market Studies (2018) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (55)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2019)
27. Capital et idéologie
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    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (14)
28. Growing Cleavages in India? Evidence from the Changing Structure of Party Electorates, 1962-2014
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (2)
    Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (14)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (2)
29. Indian Income Inequality, 1922‐2015: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj?
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (36)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (90)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (88)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (33)
    Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2019)
30. Inequality and redistribution in France, 1990-2018: evidence from post-tax distributional national accounts
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (7)
31. Measuring lnequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World's Most Unequal Region?
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (2)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (3)
    Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (3)
    Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (1)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (1)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2019)
32. Simplified Distributional National Accounts
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (13)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2019) View citations (10)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (10)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (13)
    Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2019)

2018

33. Brahmin Left vs Merchant Right: Rising Inequality & the Changing Structure of Political Conflict
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (84)
    Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (111)
    Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (111)
34. Distributional National Accounts
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (253)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (253)
35. Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Estimates for the United States*
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (376)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (40)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (38)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2016) View citations (85)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (329)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (100)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2018)
36. From Communism to Capitalism: Private Versus Public Property and Inequality in China and Russia
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (11)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (11)
    Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (11)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (12)
    Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2018)
37. From Soviets to oligarchs: inequality and property in Russia 1905-2016
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (79)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (79)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (49)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (41)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (49)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2017) View citations (42)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic Inequality (2018)
38. Income Inequality in France, 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts (DINA)
    Working papers, Banque de France View citations (99)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (109)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (110)
    Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2018)
39. Inequality and Redistribution in France
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (26)
40. Inequality and Redistribution in France, 1990-2018: Evidence from Post-Tax Distributional National Accounts (DINA)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (35)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (46)
    Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (48)
41. The End of the Rentiers: Paris 1842-1957
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    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (6)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2018) View citations (7)
42. The elephant curve of global inequality and growth
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    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2018) View citations (37)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (3)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2018)
43. World Inequality Report 2018
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    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2018) View citations (296)

2017

44. Accounting for Wealth Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates and Simulations for France (1800-2014)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab View citations (47)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (62)
    Working papers, Banque de France (2017) View citations (54)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (39)
    Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (50)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (53)
45. Appendix to "Capital Accumulation, Private Property and Rising Inequality in China, 1978-2015"
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab View citations (65)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (85)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (28)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (7)
46. Appendix to "From Soviets to Oligarchs: Inequality and Property in Russia, 1905-2016"
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2017) View citations (22)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (20)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (4)
47. Appendix to "Measuring Inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World's Most Unequal Region?"
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (7)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (1)
48. Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from WID.world
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (105)
    Also in Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2017) View citations (101)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (66)
    Post-Print, HAL (2017) View citations (94)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (63)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (64)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (63)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2017)
49. Income Inequality in France, 1900-2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab View citations (57)
    Also in World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (45)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (28)
    Working Papers, HAL (2017) View citations (40)
50. Indian income inequality, 1922-2014: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj ?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (96)
51. Measuring inequality in the Middle East 1990-2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
52. On the Share of Inheritance in Aggregate Wealth: Europe and the USA, 1900–2010
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (48)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article in Economica (2017)
53. Pour un traité de démocratisation de l'Europe
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2017)
54. Tony Atkinson and his Legacy
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2017) View citations (3)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2017) View citations (1)
    Temi di discussione (Economic working papers), Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2017)

2016

55. Appendix to "Accounting for Wealth Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates and Simulations for France (1800-2014)"
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab View citations (22)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (11)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (35)
    Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (4)
56. Appendix to "Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Estimates for the United States"
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (14)
    Also in Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2016) View citations (58)
    Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (14)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (14)
57. Aux urnes citoyens ! Chroniques 2012-2016
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2016)
58. Distributional National Accounts (DINA) Guidelines: Concepts and Methods used in WID.world
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL View citations (46)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (31)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL (2016) View citations (147)
    Working Papers, World Inequality Lab (2016) View citations (86)

2015

59. About Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (103)
    Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2015) View citations (110)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2015) View citations (101)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2015)
60. Capital, Inequality and Justice: Reflections on Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (2)
    Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2015) View citations (2)
    Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Basic Income Studies (2015)
61. Carbon and inequality: From Kyoto to Paris Trends in the global inequality of carbon emissions (1998-2013) & prospects for an equitable adaptation fund World Inequality Lab
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (29)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2015) View citations (28)
    World Inequality Lab Working Papers, HAL (2015) View citations (15)
62. France Preliminary Estimates of Top Income Shares 2006-2012: Note on Methods
    Technical Notes, World Inequality Lab View citations (1)
63. Les métamorphoses du capital
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2015)
    Post-Print, HAL (2015)
64. Les métamorphoses du capital: Réflexions autour du Capital au XXIe siècle
    Sciences Po publications, Sciences Po
    See also Journal Article in Revue de l'OFCE (2015)
65. Peut-on sauver l'Europe ?: Chroniques 2004-2012
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2015)
66. Putting Distribution Back at the Center of Economics: Reflections on "Capital in the Twenty-First Century"
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (58)
    Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2015) View citations (59)
    Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2015)
67. Vers une économie politique et historique. Réflexions sur le capital au XXIe siècle
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2015)
    Post-Print, HAL (2015)
68. Wealth and Inheritance in the Long Run
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (85)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2015) View citations (107)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (24)

2014

69. Capital in the Twenty-First Century: a multidimensional approach to the history of capital and social classes
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70. Capital is Back: Wealth-Income Ratios in Rich Countries 1700–2010
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (252)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2014) View citations (629)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (120)
    PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2014) View citations (538)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (574)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2014)
71. France: How taxation can increase inequality
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    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2014)
    Post-Print, HAL (2014) View citations (4)
72. Inequality in the long run
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    Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2014) View citations (256)
    Post-Print, HAL (2014) View citations (253)
73. Inherited vs self-made wealth: Theory & evidence from a rentier society (Paris 1872-1927)
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    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2014) View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article in Explorations in Economic History (2014)
74. Measuring Top Incomes and lnequality in the Middle East: Data Limitations and Illustration with the Case of Egypt
    Working Papers, Economic Research Forum View citations (4)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (15)
75. Optimal Taxation of Top Labor Incomes: A Tale of Three Elasticities
    PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL View citations (378)
    Also in 2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2012) View citations (11)
    Post-Print, HAL (2014) View citations (308)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2014) View citations (360)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (71)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (72)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2014)

2013

76. A Theory of Optimal Inheritance Taxation
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    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2013) View citations (117)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (1)
    PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2013) View citations (124)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2013)
77. GINI Country Report: Growing Inequalities and their Impacts in France
    GINI Country Reports, AIAS, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies View citations (2)
78. Le capital au 21e siècle
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (27)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2013) View citations (11)
79. Le capital au XXIe siècle
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (181)
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80. Optimal Labor Income Taxation
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (136)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2013) View citations (132)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (33)
81. Optimal Taxation of Labor Income
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82. Pourquoi les rémunérations des dirigeants ont-elles explosé ?
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2013)
83. Should We Make the Richest Pay to Meet Fiscal Adjustment Needs?
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (1)
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84. The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (353)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2013)
85. The Top 1% in International and Historical Perspective
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (261)
    Also in PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2013) View citations (259)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2013) View citations (262)
86. Top Incomes and the Great Recession: Recent Evolutions and Policy Implications
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (97)
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    PSE - Labex "OSE-Ouvrir la Science Economique", HAL (2013) View citations (95)
    See also Journal Article in IMF Economic Review (2013)

2012

87. A Theory of Optimal Capital Taxation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (33)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (35)
88. Peut-on sauver l'Europe ?
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2012)

2011

89. Inherited vs Self-Made Wealth: Theory & Evidence from a Rentier Society (Paris 1872-1937)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2011) View citations (1)
90. Inherited vs Self-Made Wealth: Theory and Evidence from a Rentier Society (Paris 1872-1937)
    PSE Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, HAL (2011) View citations (1)
91. Le modèle de micro-simulation TAXIPP -Version 0.0
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2011)
    Working Papers, HAL (2011)
92. On the Long-Run Evolution of Inheritance: France 1820-2050
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (109)
    Also in PSE Working Papers, HAL (2010) View citations (17)
    Post-Print, HAL (2011) View citations (169)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, HAL (2010) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2011)
93. Penser la fiscalité du xxie siècle
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2011)
94. Pour une révolution fiscale: un impôt sur le revenu pour le XXIe siècle
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (15)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2011) View citations (39)
95. Top Incomes in the Long Run of History
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (1336)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2011) View citations (1222)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2011)

2010

96. Top Incomes: A Global Perspective
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (481)
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2010) View citations (461)

2009

97. Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, 1986-2015
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (66)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (3)
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2009) View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2009)
98. Wealth taxation in the 21st century: A personal view
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2009)

2007

99. How progressive is the US federal tax system? A historical and international perspective
    PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL View citations (161)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (9)
    Post-Print, HAL (2007) View citations (176)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2007)
100. Top incomes over the twentieth century: A contrast between continental european and english-speaking countries
     Post-Print, HAL View citations (576)
     Also in PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL (2007) View citations (540)

2006

101. Fiscalité et redistribution sociale dans la France du 20e siècle
     Post-Print, HAL
102. L'impact de la taille des classes sur la réussite scolaire dans les écoles, collèges et lycées français - Estimations à partir du panel primaire 1997 et du panel secondaire 1995
     Post-Print, HAL View citations (28)
103. The Evolution of Top Incomes: A Historical and International Perspective
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (295)
     Also in Post-Print, HAL (2006) View citations (134)
     See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)
104. Wealth concentration ina developing economy: Paris and France, 1807-1994
     Post-Print, HAL View citations (143)
     Also in Research Unit Working Papers, Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquee, INRA (2005)
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (29)
     See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

105. Income and Wealth Concentration in Switzerland Over the 20th Century
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
106. L'impact de l'allocation parentale d'éducation sur l'activité féminine et la fécondité en France, 1982-2002
     Post-Print, HAL View citations (3)
107. Rapport sur la faisabilité d'un impôt sur le capital
     CEPREMAP Working Papers (Docweb), CEPREMAP
108. Top Indian incomes, 1922-2000
     Post-Print, HAL View citations (53)
     Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (2)
     See also Journal Article in The World Bank Economic Review (2005)
109. Top income sares in the long run: An overview
     Post-Print, HAL
     See also Journal Article in Journal of the European Economic Association (2005)

2003

110. L'impact de l'allocation parentale d'éducation sur l'activité féminine et la fécondité
     CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP
111. The Impact of Divorce on School Performance: Evidence from France, 1968-2002
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (28)

2002

112. Top Indian Incomes, 1956-2000
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2001

113. Income Inequality in France 1901-98
     CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
114. Income Inequality in the United States, 1913-1998 (series updated to 2000 available)
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

1999

115. Attitudes toward income inequality in France: Do people really disagree?
     CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP View citations (16)
116. Dualism and Macroeconomic Volatility
     Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (268)
     Also in CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP (1997) View citations (13)
     See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1999)

1998

117. Les hauts revenus face aux modifications des taux marginaux supérieurs de l'impôt sur le revenu en France: 1970-1996
     CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article in Économie et Prévision (1999)

1997

118. L'élasticité de la transition non-emploi-emploi
     CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP

1996

119. Mobilité économique et attitudes politiques face à la redistribution
     CEPREMAP Working Papers (Couverture Orange), CEPREMAP

1994

120. Social Mobility and Redistributive Politics
     Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (3)
     See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1995)

1993

121. Dynamic Voting Equilibrium, Political Consevatism and Income Redistribution
     DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure)
122. Social Mobility & Corporate Development
     Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1992

123. Imperfect Capital Markets and Persistence of Initial Wealth Inequalities
     STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE View citations (8)
     Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1992) View citations (7)
124. Implementation of First-Best Allocations via Generalized Schedules
     DELTA Working Papers, DELTA (Ecole normale supérieure)

Undated

125. On the Share of Inheritance in Aggregate Wealth Europe and the United States, 1900-2010
     INET Oxford Working Papers, Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford

Journal Articles

2022

1. Brahmin Left Versus Merchant Right: Changing Political Cleavages in 21 Western Democracies, 1948–2020
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2022, 137, (1), 1-48 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2022)
2. Generalized Pareto Curves: Theory and Applications
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68, (1), 263-288 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2022)
3. Twenty Years and Counting: Thoughts about Measuring the Upper Tail
   The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2022, 20, (1), 255-264 View citations (2)

2021

4. Accounting for Wealth-Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates, and Simulations for France
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (1), 620-663 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
5. Correction to: Accounting for Wealth-Inequality Dynamics: Methods, Estimates, and Simulations for France
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (1), 707-707 View citations (23)
6. Global Income Inequality, 1820–2020: the Persistence and Mutation of Extreme Inequality
   (Global Inequality of Hourly Income, 1980–2020)
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2021, 19, (6), 3025-3062 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
7. Income inequality under colonial rule. Evidence from French Algeria, Cameroon, Tunisia, and Vietnam and comparisons with British colonies 1920–1960
   Journal of Development Economics, 2021, 152, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2020

8. Die deutsche Ideologie und die Erneuerung Europas
   Wirtschaftsdienst, 2020, 100, (10), 739-741
9. Pour une économie politique et historique: autour de Capital et Idéologie. Entretien avec Thomas Piketty
   (Towards a political and historical economy: about Capital and Idéology. An interview with Thomas Piketty)
   Revue de la Régulation - Capitalisme, institutions, pouvoirs, 2020, 28
10. Towards a System of Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Global Inequality Estimates from WID.world
    Economie et Statistique / Economics and Statistics, 2020, (517-518-519), 41-59 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2019

11. Capital Accumulation, Private Property, and Rising Inequality in China, 1978–2015
    American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (7), 2469-96 View citations (144)
    See also Working Paper (2019)
12. Indian Income Inequality, 1922‐2015: From British Raj to Billionaire Raj?
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (S1), S33-S62 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (2019)
13. Measuring lnequality in the Middle East 1990–2016: The World’s Most Unequal Region?
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2019, 65, (4), 685-711 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2019)
14. Simplified Distributional National Accounts
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 289-95 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2019)

2018

15. Distributional National Accounts: Methods and Estimates for the United States
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2018, 133, (2), 553-609 View citations (390)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
16. From Communism to Capitalism: Private versus Public Property and Inequality in China and Russia
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 109-13 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
17. From Soviets to oligarchs: inequality and property in Russia 1905-2016
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2018, 16, (2), 189-223 View citations (74)
    Also in The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2018, 16, (2), 189-223 (2018) View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
18. Income inequality in France, 1900–2014: Evidence from Distributional National Accounts (DINA)
    Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 162, (C), 63-77 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
19. The Elephant Curve of Global Inequality and Growth
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 103-08 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
20. Tony Atkinson: The birth and development of modern inequality studies
    The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2018, 29, (1), 41-43

2017

21. Global Inequality Dynamics: New Findings from WID.world
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 404-09 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
22. On the Share of Inheritance in Aggregate Wealth: Europe and the USA, 1900–2010
    Economica, 2017, 84, (334), 239-260 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
23. Tony Atkinson and his Legacy
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2017, 63, (3), 411-444 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2017)

2015

24. A Historical Approach to Property, Inequality and Debt: Reflections on Capital in the 21st Century
    CESifo Forum, 2015, 16, (01), 40-49
25. About Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 48-53 View citations (113)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
26. Capital and Wealth Taxation in the 21st Century
    National Tax Journal, 2015, 68, (2), 449-458 View citations (9)
27. Capital in the 21st century
    Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, 2015, 55, (1), 36-46 View citations (4)
28. Capital, Inequality and Justice: Reflections on Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    Basic Income Studies, 2015, 10, (1), 141-156 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
29. Les métamorphoses du capital. Réflexions autour du Capital au XXI e siècle
    Revue de l'OFCE, 2015, N° 137, (1), 9-29
    See also Working Paper (2015)
30. Putting Distribution Back at the Center of Economics: Reflections on Capital in the Twenty-First Century
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (1), 67-88 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

31. Capital is Back: Wealth-Income Ratios in Rich Countries 1700–2010
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (3), 1255-1310 View citations (529)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
32. Inherited vs self-made wealth: Theory & evidence from a rentier society (Paris 1872–1927)
    Explorations in Economic History, 2014, 51, (C), 21-40 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
33. Optimal Taxation of Top Labor Incomes: A Tale of Three Elasticities
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2014, 6, (1), 230-71 View citations (405)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
34. Éléments de réponse à Gaël Giraud
    Revue française de socio-Economie, 2014, n° 13, (1), 295-296

2013

35. A Theory of Optimal Inheritance Taxation
    Econometrica, 2013, 81, (5), 1851-1886 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
36. The Top 1 Percent in International and Historical Perspective
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2013, 27, (3), 3-20 View citations (353)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
37. Top Incomes and the Great Recession: Recent Evolutions and Policy Implications
    IMF Economic Review, 2013, 61, (3), 456-478 View citations (104)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

38. Commentaire de l'article d'Henri Sterdyniak. « Lecture critique de l'ouvrage pour une révolution fiscale »
    Revue de l'OFCE, 2012, n° 122, (3), 145-151

2011

39. 12. Penser la fiscalité du xxi e siècle
    Regards croisés sur l'économie, 2011, n° 10, (2), 159-170
40. On the Long-Run Evolution of Inheritance: France 1820--2050
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (3), 1071-1131 View citations (206)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
41. Top Incomes in the Long Run of History
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2011, 49, (1), 3-71 View citations (1397)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2009

42. Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, 1986-2015
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (2), 53-63 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2007

43. How Progressive is the U.S. Federal Tax System? A Historical and International Perspective
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (1), 3-24 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

44. The Evolution of Top Incomes: A Historical and International Perspective
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 200-205 View citations (292)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
45. Wealth Concentration in a Developing Economy: Paris and France, 1807–1994
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (1), 236-256 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

46. Top Income Shares in the Long Run: An Overview
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (2-3), 382-392 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
47. Top Indian Incomes, 1922-2000
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2005, 19, (1), 1-20 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2003

48. Income Inequality in France, 1901-1998
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1004-1042 View citations (238)
49. Income Inequality in the United States, 1913–1998
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (1), 1-41 View citations (858)

2000

50. Voting as Communicating
    Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (1), 169-191 View citations (93)

1999

51. Can fiscal redistribution undo skill-biased technical change?: Evidence from the French experience
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (4-6), 839-851 View citations (1)
52. Dualism and Macroeconomic Volatility
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1999, 114, (4), 1359-1397 View citations (266)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
53. Les hauts revenus face aux modifications des taux marginaux supérieurs de l'impôt sur le revenu en France, 1970-1996
    Économie et Prévision, 1999, 138, (2), 25-60 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
54. The information-aggregation approach to political institutions
    European Economic Review, 1999, 43, (4-6), 791-800 View citations (55)

1998

55. L'emploi dans les services en France et aux États-Unis: une analyse structurelle sur longue période
    Économie et Statistique, 1998, 318, (1), 73-99 View citations (3)
56. L'impact des incitations financières au travail sur les comportements individuels: une estimation pour le cas français
    Économie et Prévision, 1998, 132, (1), 1-35 View citations (50)
57. Self-fulfilling beliefs about social status
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 70, (1), 115-132 View citations (56)

1997

58. Immigration et justice sociale
    Revue Économique, 1997, 48, (5), 1291-1309 View citations (7)
59. La redistribution fiscale face au chômage
    Revue Française d'Économie, 1997, 12, (1), 157-201 View citations (38)
60. The Dynamics of the Wealth Distribution and the Interest Rate with Credit Rationing
    Review of Economic Studies, 1997, 64, (2), 173-189 View citations (378)

1996

61. A federal voting mechanism to solve the fiscal-externality problem
    European Economic Review, 1996, 40, (1), 3-17 View citations (20)

1995

62. Social Mobility and Redistributive Politics
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1995, 110, (3), 551-584 View citations (836)
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

63. Existence of fair allocations in economies with production
    Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 55, (3), 391-405 View citations (9)

1993

64. Implementation of First-Best Allocations via Generalized Tax Schedules
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1993, 61, (1), 23-41 View citations (21)

Books

2010

1. Income Taxation, Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar (TAPES)
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Edited books

2014

1. The Economics of Rising Inequalities
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press
2. Top Incomes Over the Twentieth Century: A Contrast Between Continental European and English-Speaking Countries
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (2)
3. Top Incomes: A Global Perspective
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (7)

2010

4. Top Incomes: A Global Perspective
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (387)

2007

5. Top Incomes Over the Twentieth Century: A Contrast Between Continental European and English-Speaking Countries
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (571)

2002

6. The Economics of Rising Inequalities
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (7)

Chapters

2000

1. Theories of persistent inequality and intergenerational mobility
   Chapter 08 in Handbook of Income Distribution, 2000, vol. 1, pp 429-476 View citations (119)

1998

2. Income Distribution Theory: A Survey of Selected Recent Contributions
   Palgrave Macmillan