A Compendium of Italian Economists at Oxbridge: Contributions to the Evolution of Economic Thinking

By: Mauro Baranzini and Amalia Mirante

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Synopsis: Thisstudy examines five decades of Italian economists who studied or researched atthe Universities of Oxford and Cambridge between the years 1950 and 2000. Providing a detailed list of Italian economists associated with Hicks, Harrod,Bacharach, Flemming, Mirrlees, Sen and other distinguished dons, the authorsexamine eleven research lines, including the Sraffa and the neo-Ricardianschool, the post-Keynesian school and the Stone's and Goodwin's schools. Baranzini and Mirante trace the influence of the schools in terms of 1) theirfundamental role in the evolution of economic thought; 2) their promotion offour key controversies (on the measurement of technical progress, on capitaltheory, on income distribution and on the inter-generational transmission ofwealth); 3) the counter-flow of Oxbridge scholars to academia in Italy, and 4)the invigoration of a third generation of Italian economists researching orteaching at Oxbridge today. A must-read for all those interested in the way Italian and British research has shaped the study and teaching of economics.

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ISBN-13:: 9783319322193
Related ISBNs:: 9783319322186
Publisher:: Springer International Publishing, Cham
Date of Addition:: 07/21/18
Copyrighted By:: Springer
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Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Business and Finance, Psychology, Education, Sociology
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