Talent, Taxes & Equal Opportunity

Dialogues économiques
JUNE 15, 2021
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.
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