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ReLive Short Cut: A minimum tax on the ultra-wealthy – curse or blessing? Gabriel Zucman in conversation with Jens Südekum

Economist Gabriel Zucman discussed with Jens Südekum whether a minimum tax on the super-rich can curb inequality—or whether it risks deterring investment and triggering capital flight.

BY

LUIS WUNDER

PUBLISHED

13. JANUARY 2026
(c) Alen Kajtezovic

Parisian economist Gabriel Zucman has caused a stir far beyond France’s borders with his proposal to tax the super-rich. His idea to tax assets worth more than €100 million at a rate of at least two per cent has met with widespread approval in France. However, opponents of the ‘Zucman tax’ argue that it would increase the risk of capital flight and discourage investment.

Zucman discussed the pros and cons with Jens Südekum, chief advisor to Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil in our next New Economy Short Cut:

A minimum tax on the ultra-wealthy – curse or blessing?

With Gabriel Zucman, Paris School of Economics,
Jens Südekum, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

On Monday, 19 January 2026, at 11:30 a.m. – via Zoom. 

 

 

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