5pm Eastern Time
Bagnani Hall, Traill College

In New Thoughts on Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty uses data from the 18th century to modern times to support his thesis that the current economic system results in a concentration of wealth, causing social and economic instability. To counteract this imbalance, he suggests a global system of progressive wealth taxes to reduce inequality and to prevent the majority of wealth under control of the minority.

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Panellists

Dr. Anwar Shaikh, has taught at the New School for Social Research for more than 30 years, authored three books and six dozen articles. His contributions have been recognized by Cambridge University Press’s recently released second volume of Eminent Economists, a compendium of essays on the personal philosophies and theoretical approaches of influential living economists. He has written on international trade, finance theory, political economy, macroeconomic policy, the welfare state, growth theory, inflation theory, crisis theory, inequality on the world scale, and past and current global economic crises.

Dr. Tom Phillips received his PhD in Economics from the New School for Social Research. His primary academic research interests are in economic growth and community economic development. Currently he is involved in the development of economic growth strategies for private and public sector organizations.

Dr. Dennis Badeen received his PhD from the Social and Political Thought program at York University. His scholarly interests include the philosophy of economics, Marxist philosophy and political economy, and the political economy of sustainability. He has recently received the European Union's Marie Curie Fellowship and will be spending two years at the Global Sustainability Institute and teaching at Cambridge, UK.