This paper discusses the hypothesis of secular stagnation. Firstly, the debate on stagnation, from Alvin Hansen (1938) to Marxists and more recent interpretations is illustrated. Then, the demographic and macroeconomic trends of Italy, Japan and the United States are examined in relationship...

This article deals with a theoretical point: the alleged consistency of the Marxian notion of exploitation with the Sraffian theory of prices. The problem is examined in a historico-critical perspective. The discussion is centred on the idea that in a circular model of production with vertically...

This is a review-article of a book by Roberto Romani on the economic thought of Italian Risorgimento. The article deals with methodological and historical aspects concerning the economic literature of the period.

The paper examines the development over time of Marshall's theoretical position, with the purpose of assessing its place in the history of economic thought. Marshall's work, concerned with the theoretical implications of structural changes in the British economy after the industrial revolution,...

This paper addresses the issue of probability in Keynes. The choice of theme comes from the recent publication of the book edited by Silva Marzetti Dall'Aste Brandolini and Roberto Scazzieri, The probability in Keynes: background and influences. This book, as stated by the editors, presents the...

This is an essay on the concept of causality in economics, both in an ontological and in a gnoseological sense. That is both as a 'causa essendi' and as a 'causa cognoscendi'.