HKS Affiliated Authors
James W. Harpel Professor of Capital Formation and Growth
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Piketty’s Missing Rentiers. Jeffery Frankel, September 18, 2014, Opinion. "Most reviews of Thomas Piketty’s book Capital in the Twenty-First Century have already been written since its startling rise to the top of bestseller lists in April. But I thought it wise to read the volume in its entirety before offering my thoughts. It has taken me five months, but I have finally finished it. One thing that the book has in common with Karl Marx’s Capital is that it serves as a rallying point for those concerned about inequality, regardless of whether they understand or agree with Piketty’s particular argument..." Link