From the early 1960s onwards, Arnold Zellner has been publishing papers in the areas of statistical theory, econometric applications and macroeconomic modelling. This conversation canvasses Zellner's transition from physics to economics, the reason for the renewal of interest in Bayes's theorem...

This article marks the centenary of Pareto's Manuale di Economic Politica by briefly reviewing the editions and translations of this book and reflecting on its four main seminal contributions: the formulation of choice theory with reference to an (imperfect) ordinal specification of utility; the...

The purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which Borgatta's early fiscal sociology is consistent with, and different from, Vilfredo Pareto's critical views on fiscal theory. Particular emphasis is given to the treatment of the relationship between 'extra-economic' redistribution,...

This discussion paper is a draft of the general commentary for Paul Anthony Samuelson: Critical Assessments, which Routledge will publish in October 2004. The three-volume set is a collection of theoretical and applied articles, published between 1988 and 2003, that is intended to assist...