The Italian economist Enrico Barone (1859- 1924) is best known for his contributions to marginal productivity theory and the socialist planning debate. This paper analyzes Barone’s contributions to the theory of perfect competition which are largely ignored in the secondary literature. It...

This book explores and traces the progressive activism and radical ideas of several elite women in Italy beginning in the early 20th century. It discusses the shared political culture that shaped the thinking and the activity of these women, mainly oriented towards political philanthropy and...

We revisit the Cournot–Bertrand debate in the light of Cournot, Edgeworth and Launhardt, tracing back to Launhardt the origin of price competition in duopoly models with constant returns to scale. Then, we discuss the formalisation of consumer utility function for differentiated products,...

This article belongs to the area of university policy, viewed as an important example of the relationship between culture and power. As a case study it utilizes the competitive exams for university chairs which took place in Italy for economic disciplines between 1900 and 1942. Interpreting the...

The paper deals with the notion of market power in the writings of two well-known Italian marginalists: Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923), and Enrico Barone (1859-1924). It brings into focus the two economists' definition of the sources of market power, the kind of entry barriers the identified, and...