The paper deals with the contributions by German-speaking economists in the UK during the Nazi period. It first gives an overview on the emigration of economistsfrom Germany and Austria and the subgroup who came to Britain. Adolph Lowe's reflections on contemporary Britain, liberty, and...

The paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the BNL Quarterly Review started in 1979. Rather than provide an autobiographical sketch, however, Frank Hahn concentrates on his journeyings through...

The paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the BNL Quarterly Review started in 1979. The economic and social problems associated with the depression in the 1930s were prevalent in Don...

The paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the BNL Quarterly Review started in 1979. Jack Revell’s entry to the world of economics started when he was accepted at the London School of Economics...

The paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the BNL Quarterly Review started in 1979. Hargourt describes is becoming an economist and subsequent academic life as a "Christian socialist".

The paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the BNL Quarterly Review started in 1979. Angus Maddison recounts his life and career as an economist.

The paper is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the BNL Quarterly Review started in 1979. Brian Reddaway recollects his professional experiences and the significant changes in his career. He starts by...

The paper examines the influence of Modigliani's contributions to the theory of finance. As for the term structure of interest rates, the preferred habitat theory, had a mixed fortune: it was utilized by financial managers for a rather long time, before being discarded in the 1980s and, perhaps,...

The paper reviews some of the most important results of the LCH for understanding individual and aggregate saving behaviour. It then turns to the implications for fiscalpolicy and social security, highlighting Modigliani's seminal contributions. Over time competing theories have emerged, and...

In this address to the Accademia dei Lincei, the author discusses the development of Modigliani's thinking, with special reference to the themes of money, monetary policy and economic policy in general, the main aspects of which were an integral part of the Bank of Italy's first econometric...