Ernesto Rossi economista in carcere (Ernesto Rossi economist in prison)

Massimo Omiccioli ()
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Moneta e Credito, 2022, vol. 75, issue 300, 401-413

Abstract: Obiettivo del contributo, nel ripercorrerne gli studi negli anni del carcere, e' di mostrare come Ernesto Rossi sia stato sino ad oggi un economista scarsamente riconosciuto: forse perche' la sua figura di studioso e' stata oscurata da altri aspetti della sua personalita' o per la sua fama di irriverente "Giamburrasca dell'economia", secondo l'affettuosa definizione di Piero Calamandrei, ma soprattutto perche' la parte piu' 'accademica' del suo percorso di economista si e' svolta – paradossalmente – proprio in carcere. Il suo epistolario si rivela, cosi', indispensabile per comprenderne e apprezzarne appieno la figura di studioso nel panorama del pensiero economico fra le due guerre mondiali. The aim of this contribution, in retracing his studies during his years in prison, is to show how Ernesto Rossi has been a poorly recognized economist up to now. Perhaps because his figure as a scholar has been obscured by other aspects of his personality or because of his fame as an irreverent "enfant terrible of economics", according to the affectionate definition of Piero Calamandrei, but above all because the most 'academic' part of his career as an economist took place – paradoxically – in prison. His correspondence is thus indispensable for understanding and fully appreciating his figure as a scholar in the landscape of economic thought between the two World Wars.

Keywords: Ernesto Rossi; Italian economics; interwar period; fascism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 B20 B31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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