The Paris School of Economics (PSE), founded in 2006 and led by Nobel laureate Esther Duflo, is influential in addressing economic inequality, notably through the work of co-founder Thomas Piketty and current star Gabriel Zucman, who advocates for a global wealth tax. A recent conference hosted by Zucman’s EU Tax Observatory highlighted the disparity in tax rates between the super-rich and ordinary citizens, revealing that the wealthiest Americans pay significantly less in taxes than the average worker. This trend of tax avoidance among the rich is mirrored globally, with countries like Brazil facing exacerbated inequality due to their tax systems.
