Re:More than half of all private wealth has been inherited i...
by rajnathani on Tuesday December 19, 2017 @11:01PM
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It’s clearly the case for since the 70s as well.
In an interview, Nobel prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz (who served under Bill Clinton) criticized Piketty [0] of overemphasizing the increase in concentration of wealth, and this was on the basis that the current increase in wealth stems from an increase in land value.
[0] https://www.salon.com/2015/01/02/joseph_stiglitz_thomas_pike...
That doesn't mean that the gains for capital since the 70s are from housing. Only that the gains from the 40s are. It also doesn't address the industrial revolution's affect.
[0] - http://mattrognlie.com/brookings_capitalshare.pdf