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Thomas Piketty

French economist (born 1971)
Person Human Q984448

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28 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[40]
Date of birth
May 7, 1971
Place of birth
Clichy
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
economist, research fellow, writer, university teacher
Employer
Paris School of Economics, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Center for Scientific Research[13][14]
Field of work
public economics, economics[9][10]
Position held
director of studies, professor[11][12]
Educated at
London School of Economics and Political Science, École Normale Supérieure, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Lycée Louis-le-Grand, Lycée Descartes[15]
Award received
Yrjö Jahnsson Award, Prix du meilleur jeune économiste de France, CNRS bronze medal, Lysenko Prize, prix Pétrarque de l'essai, Fellow of the Econometric Society, Rossi Prize, British Academy Medal, Clarivate Citation Laureates, Oskar Morgenstern medal[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Notable work
Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Capital and Ideology[17][18]
Spouse
Julia Cagé[7]
Official website
piketty.pse.ens.fr[57]
Doctoral advisor
Roger Guesnerie[16]
Doctoral student
Antoine Bozio, Mathieu Valdenaire, Julien Grenet, Gabriel Zucman, Christine Siegwarth Meyer, Jonathan Goupille-Lebret, Thomas Bossuroy, Gabrielle Fack, Amory Gethin, Facundo Alvaredo, Camille Landais, Nicolas Frémeaux, Lucas Chancel, Ioana Marinescu, Clément Carbonnier, Mathilde Muñoz[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French, English
Family name
Piketty[55]
Given name
Thomas[56]
Has written for
Verfassungsblog, Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik
Influenced by
John Maynard Keynes, Camille Landais, Lucas Chancel, Julia Cagé, Emmanuel Saez, John Rawls, Kenneth Pomeranz, Amartya Sen, Émile Durkheim, Léon Bourgeois[30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]
Maintained by WikiProject
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of
Econometric Society[29]
Name in native language
Thomas Piketty
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Participant in
International endorsement letter to the people of Barcelona in support of Ada Colau, International endorsement letter. Barcelona leads the way
Social media followers
241k (54k–241k, n=4)
Unmarried partner
Aurélie Filippetti
Writing language
French
🏷️ Also known as
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Award received 8
Yrjö Jahnsson Award, Clarivate Citation Laureates, Prix du meilleur jeune économiste de France, CNRS bronze medal, British Academy Medal, Oskar Morgenstern medal, prix Pétrarque de l'essai, Rossi Prize
Influenced by 8
John Maynard Keynes, Émile Durkheim, Amartya Sen, John Rawls, Léon Bourgeois, Emmanuel Saez, Kenneth Pomeranz, Julia Cagé
Educated at 4
London School of Economics and Political Science, École Normale Supérieure, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Lycée Louis-le-Grand
Employer 4
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, National Center for Scientific Research, Paris School of Economics
Mb:writer 4
Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Capital and Ideology, Capital and Ideology
Occupation 3
writer, economist, research fellow
Works by author 3
Capital in the Twenty-First Century, The Climate Book, Capital and Ideology
Field of work 2
economics, public economics
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, French
Notable work 2
Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Capital and Ideology
Country of citizenship 1
France
Doctoral advisor 1
Roger Guesnerie
Doctoral advisors 1
Roger Guesnerie
Doctoral student 1
Gabriel Zucman
Doctoral students 1
Gabriel Zucman
Given name 1
Thomas
Instance of 1
human
Maintained by WikiProject 1
WikiProject Mathematics
Member of 1
Econometric Society
Place of birth 1
Clichy
Position held 1
professor
Sex or gender 1
male
Spouse 1
Julia Cagé
Spouses 1
Julia Cagé
Teachers 1
Anthony Barnes Atkinson
Unmarried partner 1
Aurélie Filippetti
Writing language 1
French
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Summary

Thomas Piketty was born on May 7, 1971[1], in Clichy[2]. He has worked as an economist[3], research fellow[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Thomas Piketty include Capital in the Twenty-First Century[58], a written work[59]; Capital and Ideology[60], a literary work[61]; and The Climate Book[62], a written work[63], written by Greta Thunberg[64].

His notable doctoral advisees include Gabriel Zucman[65], an economist[66], b. 1986[67], of France[68], awarded the Germán Bernácer Prize[69], specialised in tax haven[70].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Piketty born?

Thomas Piketty's place of birth was Clichy[2].

Who was Thomas Piketty married to?

Thomas Piketty's spouses include Julia Cagé[7].

What did Thomas Piketty do for work?

Thomas Piketty worked as an economist[3], research fellow[4], writer[5], and university teacher[6].

Where did Thomas Piketty go to school?

Thomas Piketty was educated at Lycée Descartes[15].

What awards did Thomas Piketty receive?

Honors received include Yrjö Jahnsson Award[19], Prix du meilleur jeune économiste de France[20], CNRS bronze medal[21], and Lysenko Prize[22].

Related Entities

Amartya Sen Clichy economics Émile Durkheim France John Maynard Keynes John Rawls Léon Bourgeois Massachusetts Institute of Technology National Center for Scientific Research public economics School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

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