I agree. Economists are definitely not giving Piketty the cold shoulder. He is a star in the field. His protege, Zucman, killed it on the job market. There are

I agree. Economists are definitely not giving Piketty the cold shoulder. He is a star in the field. His protege, Zucman, killed it on the job market. There are definitely some economists who disagree with him, but if you go into any academic field and you'll find plenty of people disagreeing with the field's luminaries.