Paolo Sylos Labini's Oligopoly Theory and Technical Progress (1957) is considered one of the major contributions to entry-prevention models, especially after Franco Modigliani's famous formalization. Nonetheless, Modigliani neglected Sylos Labini's major aim when reviewing his work (1958),...

Paolo Sylos Labini's Oligopoly Theory and Technical Progress (1957) is considered one of the major contributions to entry-prevention models, especially after Franco Modigliani's famous formalization. Nonetheless, Modigliani neglected Sylos Labini's major aim when reviewing his work (1958),...

In "Models of my Life" Simon reminds that it was not a coincidence if Carnegie-Mellon has been the incubator of the two antithetical schools of thought: Behavioral Economics and the Rational Expectations theory. The aim of this paper is to reconstruct Franco Modigliani's contribution (as well as...

The article reconstructs how the Phillips curve was embedded into the Fed-MIT-Penn macroeconometric model of the late 1960s. My aim is to integrate James Forder's (2014) narrative about the Phillips curve myth by looking at the macroeconometric model that should have been devoted to guide the...

Italian Abstract: Il presente articolo illustra le teorie di disoccupazione di Sylos Labini e di Modigliani partendo da una lunga lettera che Modigliani scrisse al suo amico e collega, commentando l'edizione provvisoria di "Oligopolio e Progresso Tecnico" (1956). Mentre nel suo influente...

This note discusses Modigliani's and Sylos Labini's unemployment theory starting from a long letter Modigliani wrote to his friend and colleague, commenting the provisional edition of “Oligopolio e Progresso Tecnico” (1956). While in his influential article review (1958) Modigliani...

Italian Abstract: Questa nota tratta la teoria della disoccupazione di Modigliani e Sylos Labini partendo da una lunga lettera che Modigliani scrisse all'amico e collega, commentando l'edizione provvisoria di "Oligopolio e Progresso Tecnico" (1956). Mentre nella sua autorevole revisione di...

Paolo Sylos Labini's Oligopoly Theory and Technical Progress (1957) is considered one of the major contributions to entry-prevention models, especially after Franco Modigliani's famous formalization. Nonetheless, Modigliani neglected Sylos Labini's major aim when reviewing his work (1958),...

The paper explores the feedback Italian liberals2 established between economic integration and development during that particular epoch in European history which opens with the debate on national customs unions and closes with the short-lived triumph of international trade liberalization...