This article purports to trace the origin of money on the basis of factors in interpersonal relationships, affecting a sustainable development and public happiness, namely trust, reciprocity and the concept of we-rationality. Both the historical approach and the one based on traditional economic...

Schneider has been one of most important authors as regard the analysis of shadow economy. In this article we examine his last two theoretical and econometric contributes. They are sufficient to understand the development of his thinking about the causes and measurement of shadow economy. It is...

The problems about diversity concern various themes. We will show that the economic theory can contribute by itself to the debate in progress. It could seem paradoxical, but what is called the "dismal science" can serve to attenuate some pessimistic attitudes, putting in prominence a perspective...

This article purports to trace the origin of money on the basis of factors in interpersonal relationships, affecting a sustainable development and public happiness, namely trust, reciprocity and the concept of we-rationality. Both the historical approach and the one based on traditional economic...

This article critically examines the Austerity policy of European Monetary Union (EMU) implemented in a severe manner also after the 2007 global financial crisis. Ordoliberism is considered the historical starting point of this policy by many economists. Instead my argument starts from the...