Shock is a term of art that pervades modern economics appearing in nearly a quarter of all journal articles in economics and in nearly half in macroeconomics. Surprisingly, its rise as an essential element in the vocabulary of economists can be dated only to the early 1970s. The paper traces the...

The present paper analyses Luigi Einaudi's role as opinion maker in the early decades of the twentieth century, when he was the leading columnist on economic issues at the Corriere della Sera. It focuses on the scope and limits of his efforts to broaden the consensus among the Italian public...

The article is part of the special issue of the journal on Charles P. Kindleberger (CPK). By reviewing CPK's works the author investigates Kindleberger's historical economics analysis method. This is argued to be based on two elements: the analysis of the capitalist economies and, in particular,...

The article is part of the special issue of the journal on Charles P. Kindleberger (CPK). The article first summarizes CPK's professional biography and his historical method. Then particular attention is devoted to the study of international relations and the international financial and economic...

The essay deals with five eminent Italian economists and their positions on the theory and practice of entrepreneurship over the span of a century and half: from Francesco Ferrara's early writings in the eighteen forties, to the works of Vilfredo Pareto, Maffeo Pantaleoni, Luigi Einaudi and...