Talent, Taxes & Equal Opportunity

Dialogues économiques
What is talent? According to the economist Alain Trannoy, it is the sum of an initial skill and the efforts made to maintain it. This definition is part of a larger philosophical sphere focused on equal opportunity, which applies to a redistributive tax model that aims to reduce income inequality.
June 16th 2021

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Healers are easy targets

Only in French- An op-ed by Daniel Ventosa-Santaulària (CIDE), visiting professor at Aix-Marseille School of Economics, published in La Provence.
December 04th 2025
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How did taxpayers react to the reform of the wealth tax at the beginning of Macron’s presidency?

Only in French - An article in Sciences Humaines magazine focusing on the thesis of Ségal Le Guern-Herry (amU, AMSE)
December 01st 2025
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Climate: how can we put an end to oil?

Fanny Henriet (CNRS, AMSE) in this episode of “Chaleur humaine” a podcast produced by Le Monde.
November 10th 2025