Ronald Coase (1910-2013), who sadly died at the remarkable age of 102, made significant contributions to economics … structure and functioning of the economy”. This paper traces the development of Coase’s economics to describe his contributions … and the essence of the law and economics enterprise he fostered …

happened to political economy ever since, and how far economics has diverged from Robbins' agenda. Our main claim is that these … topics appeared on the second edition of the Essay because Robbins saw them as fundamental if economics (as a science) were … to achieve its goal of being a useful tool for political economy, following the English Classical economists' distinction …

In 1964 James Buchanan famously asked “What Should Economists Do?” He argued that economists should focus their … liberal political economists must embrace the intellectual and practical challenges of the day, and bring a robust theory of …

The idea of measuring scientific relevance by counting citations is gaining ever-growing consensus among economists … applicability of this method for measuring relevance to the particular case of heterodox economics …

This article explains two enigmas related to the scientific career of Thomas C. Schelling, Nobel Price in Economics … social sciences and not on economics? The paper proposes three hypotheses: the minor impact of the acquired knowledge of his …

light on Robbins' overarching interest on the interplay of economics as a science and political economy as a broader field … Robbins' approach to economics. Specifically, some elements that would resurface in Robbins' later works are identified, and … purpose of illuminating the extent to which the science of economics could serve as an important tool – necessary, though not …

example reflect on his impact on the history of economics …

relaunching the “Recollections of Eminent Economists” series, which used to be published in both English and Italian, respectively … in BNL Quarterly Review and Moneta e Credito. The “Recollections of Eminent Economists” series was launched in 1978, with … reflections on their research, or, more generally, on economics as a discipline. The first inaugural contribution published in …

Patinkin advanced an interpretation of Keynesian macroeconomics as disequilibrium economics. However, he was perceived as an …