Video: New Thoughts On Capital In The Twenty-First Century

Bharat Nayak

3 Nov 2015 3:00 PM GMT

Thomas Piketty is an economist and professor at the Paris School of Economics. His 2014 book, “Capital in the Twenty-first Century,” caused a sensation upon publication.

French economist Thomas Piketty caused a sensation in early 2014 with his book on a simple, brutal formula explaining economic inequality: r > g (meaning that return on capital is generally higher than economic growth). Here, he talks through the massive data set that led him to conclude: Economic inequality is not new, but it is getting worse, with radical possible impacts.

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Bharat Nayak

As the founding editor, Bharat had been heading the newsroom during the formation years of the organization and worked towards editorial policies, conceptualizing and designing campaign strategies and collaborations. He believes that through the use of digital media, one could engage the millennial's in rational conversations about pertinent social issues, provoking them to think and bring a behavioral change accordingly.