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 Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review started in 1979. Hargourt describes is becoming an economist and subsequent academic life as a "Christian...