Italian Abstract: L'articolo introduce il numero speciale sui contributi di Paolo Sylos Labini pubblicati su "Astrolabio", la rivista italiana fondata e curata da Ferruccio Parri nel 1963. L'editore, guest editor del numero corrente, spiega la logica della sua selezione di articoli e discute il...

The article introduces the special issue on Paolo Sylos Labini's contributions published in "Astrolabio", the Italian review founded and edited by Ferruccio Parri in 1963. The editor, guest editor of the current issue, explains the rationale of his selection of articles and discusses the...

Martin Stuart ("Marty") Feldstein, currently George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (NBER), is a renowned American economist who has made important contributions to public finance, macroeconomics,...

Martin Stuart ("Marty") Feldstein, currently George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (NBER), is a renowned American economist who has made important contributions to public finance, macroeconomics,...

Martin Stuart ("Marty") Feldstein, currently George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (NBER), is a renowned American economist who has made important contributions to public finance, macroeconomics,...

Martin Stuart ("Marty") Feldstein, currently George F. Baker Professor of Economics at Harvard University and President Emeritus of the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. (NBER), is a renowned American economist who has made important contributions to public finance, macroeconomics,...

Surely just about everyone in the U.S. federal income tax field has heard of Henry Simons, if only for his famous definition of “personal income.” Few realize, however, that this proponent of “drastic progression” in a broad-based income tax was also a self-described libertarian who...

Despite his fame, there is still widespread ignorance about the breadth of Adam Smith's contributions to economics, politics and philosophy. In Adam Smith - A Primer, Eamonn Butler provides an authoritative introduction to the life and work of this 'founder of economics'. The author examines not...

A history of "supply-side economics" and the Laffer Curve published by Art Laffer's economic consulting firm in 2003. It was reviewed and edited by Laffer himself, who later reprinted it in a book published by the Laffer Center: "The Pillars of Reaganomics" (San Francisco, 2014). It is,...