The article is an introduction to the new issue of the Journal. It provides an overview of the current economic and financial situation and summarises the main topics dealt with by the following articles. Retrenchment of public expenditure is once again being called for by international agencies...

The article introduces the current issue of the journal, placing the different articles in context.

This is the first "regular" issue of PSL Quarterly Review, after the two special issues for 2008 and 2009. As an economists' phoenix, the Review is born out of the ashes of its forerunner, the BNL Quarterly Review, after a change in ownership, from Banca Nazionale del Lavoro to the Associazione...

The article reviews J.M.Keynes' Collected Works, recently republished in paperback edition. The author proposes a number of reading paths along the thirty-volumes strong collection, highlighting the development of Keynes' ideas and activities.

The short note introduces the articles published in this issue, placing the different contributions in the current socio-economic context.

Economists commonly specialize in some limited parts of the general field. This is a necessity, due to the complexity of the different issues, the amount of literature available on each of them and the possibility of recourse to different analytical or statistical tools. However, specialization...

The article is an introduction to the new issue of the Journal. It provides an overview of the current economic and financial situation and summarises the main topics dealt with by the following articles.

The paper provides an introduction to the special issue in honour of Josef Steindl (1912-1993) celebrating the centennial anniversary of his birth. It illustrates Steindl's main themes of research - from applied macroeconomic analysis and the analysis of the trade cycle to the role of oligopoly...

With the financialization of the economy, increasing reliance has been put on statistical models for derivatives pricing and for risk assessment in the day-to-day business of financial operators as well as in financial regulation. This practice had already been criticized from many quarters and...

The paper introduces to the special issue of the journal, devoted to Luigi Spaventa, former board member and frequent contributor to the journal, Italian MP and minister of the Budget. While most obituaries and recollections of Spaventa focus on his academic or political activities, the author...