French economist Thomas Piketty pictured in his office in Paris on October 11, 2016. Photo: ERIC PIERMONT / AFP PARIS – A proposal by left-wing French presidential candidate Benoit Hamon for a universal basic income received the seal of approval from star French economist Thomas Piketty on Wednesday.
In an op-ed in the daily Le Monde , Piketty and nine colleagues praised the idea, saying it would be a "key building block" of a fairer economy.
The pledge to pay everyone a living wage has been a hot potato in France’s Socialist primary, which will pit Hamon against centre-left former prime […]
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