Doesn’t real estate capital really contribute to inequality?
By Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau In a response to Capital in the twenty-first century, Odran Bonnet, Pierre-Henri Bono, Guillaume Chapelle and Etienne Wasmer (2014) […]
inequalities
The critique of capital in the 21st century: in search of the macroeconomic foundations of inequalities
By Guillaume Allègre and Xavier Timbeau In his book Capital in the 21st Century, Thomas Piketty offers a critical analysis of the dynamics of capital […]
In honour of Robert Castel
Hélène Périvier, Bruno Palier, Bernard Gazier It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Robert Castel. He left his mark […]
The middle class: baseless fears or genuine hardship?
By Louis Chauvel The term “middle class” is one of those social science concepts that provoke controversy due to its complex definition and dynamics and […]
Women’s Day
On the occasion of 8 March, we would like to remind our readers that, together with Sciences-Po, the OFCE has developed the specialist Research Programme […]