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Larry Summers

President Emeritus, Harvard University · 1 appearance on the record.

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Larry Summers served as the 71st U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, the 27th President of Harvard University, and Director of the National Economic Council. A prominent macroeconomist and commentator, he is widely recognized for his analyses of inflation, fiscal policy, secular stagnation, and global financial crises.

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2 assertions · 2 opinions · every statement was checked. The predictions and assertions are the 2 claims: statements the public record can support or contradict. 2 are resolved. Everything else (opinions, insights, what ifs, disclosures) can never be settled by the record, so it carries no assessment.

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What the tape says about how Larry argues and how the claims held up. Everything they said, and everything said about them, is in the tabs below.

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Assertion Supported
Summers: US life expectancy gap between top and bottom 10% widened massively
“The data are very dramatic that the gaps in life expectancy between the top 10% of the population and the bottom 10% of the population have widened massively.”
Larry Summers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:13 a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

Everything Larry Summers said on the a16z Podcast that made the record, most notable first. Filter by type, assessment or year in the ledger →

Opinion
Summers: Technology and globalization, not capitalism, drive inequality
“So I think it is much better to analyze Inequality in terms of the fundamental forces of technology and globalization than it is in terms of any kind of inherent cultural contradiction of capitalism.”
Larry Summers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:54 a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
Opinion
Summers: Piketty's theory on capitalism and wealth growth is unconvincing
“I don't find his theory of the contradictions implicit in capitalism. And his theory of where the well, why wealth is rising at this rate to be a terribly convincing one.”
Larry Summers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 1:58 a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
Assertion Supported
Summers: US life expectancy gap between top and bottom 10% widened massively
“The data are very dramatic that the gaps in life expectancy between the top 10% of the population and the bottom 10% of the population have widened massively.”
Larry Summers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 13:13 a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”
Assertion Supported
Summers: Less than 10% of the 1982 Forbes 400 remained in 2012
“Forbes looked at its 20, looked in 2012 Add its 1982 Forbes 400 and found that less than 10% of those who were on the 1982 Forbes 400 were still part of the 20 12 Forbes 400.”
Larry Summers Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:35 a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

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Appearances (1)

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a16z Podcast | The Two Big Problems With Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Cen Jan 2, 2019 9m
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