Thomas Piketty

French economist and academic Thomas Piketty attends a symposium “Les Entretiens du Tresor” at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris January 23, 2015. Piketty’s book “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” has attracted praise and invective alike on its way to the top of the best-seller list. REUTERS/Charles Platiau (FRANCE – Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS HEADSHOT)