‘Capital in the 21st Century’ – a joint CEPR-Bank of England event

On 19^th December, CEPR and the Bank of England hosted a joint workshop to discuss Thomas Piketty’s seminal work ‘Capital in the 21st Century’. Chaired by the Bank’s Chief Economist Andy Haldane, the panel comprised of Peter Lindert, Jaume Ventura, Orazio Attanasio and Tim Besley, each of whom presented a paper on inequality and related issues, and Thomas Piketty, who responded to each presenter.

The workshop was very insightful, particularly in elucidating debates surrounding policy responses to inequality trends in developed economies. More information about the event is available here.

CEPR is grateful to Thomas Piketty, Andy Haldane, Peter Lindert, Jaume Ventura, Orazio Attanasio and Tim Besley for their participation in this workshop, and to CEPR's Research Director Kevin Hjortshøj O'Rourke for his efforts in organising this event.