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WS MoreOrLess: The Piketty Affair

WS MoreOrLess: The Piketty Affair

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


WS MoreOrLess: The Piketty Affair

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Jun 2, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Did 'rock-star' French economist Thomas Piketty get his numbers wrong? His theories about rising inequality and the increasing importance of capital have been the talk of the economic and political worlds this year. And part of their power has been the massive amount of data Piketty has brought together to back them. But the Financial Times claims to have found significant problems with Piketty's data on wealth. Tim Harford examines the FT's claims and Thomas Piketty's response. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Released:
Jun 2, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4