The brief editorial note introduces the new issue of the journal. The present issue contains the second article of a three-installments series on Islamic finance, followed by an article on industrial policy in the midst of the Eurozone crisis and a historical account of some early writings by...

The brief editorial note intriduces the new issue of the journal. Starting from the current issue (March 2014), the Review has a new international editorial board. The supervisory board and Economia civile (owner of the journal) wish to thank the friends and colleagues who graciously accepted to...

We define public administrations (PAs) as productive units, and analyze the recent trends in PAs' productivity applying Sylos Labini's productivity function model. At the microeconomic level, we propose a model of government action for the production of public goods. At the macroeconomic level,...

The article introduces to the current issue of the journal by critically reviewing the articles published therein in light of both recent literature and current economic developments. The main topics dealt with concern the role of mainstream economics and ideology in creating the cultural and...

The brief note introduces the articles collected in the present issue of the journal. It places the various contributions in perspective, critically summarizing the major economic developments since the publication of the last issue.

The short editorial introduces to the new issue of the Review. Starting from the 2015 volume, the journal is changing its copyright policy as well as its open access policy. Curiously often, economists consider everyone susceptible to respond to incentives, except the economists themselves. On...