Scientific_American_-_11_2019

November 2019, ScientificAmerican.com 71

TH

CASINO

Illustrations by Hanna Barczyk

ECONOMICS

INESC PABLE

A novel

approach

developed by

physicists and

mathematicians

describes the

distribution

of wealth

in modern

economies with

unprecedented

accuracy

By Bruce M. Boghosian

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