Piketty, Thomas; Postel-Vinay, Gilles; Rosenthal, Jean … - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011
This paper divides the population into two groups: the "inheritors" or "rentiers" (whose wealth is smaller than the capitalized value of their inherited wealth, i.e. who consumed more than their labor income during their lifetime); and the "savers" or "self-made men" (whose wealth is larger than...