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Author-Name: Francesco Forte
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Author-Workplace-Name: Universitŕ di Roma «La Sapienza» e Universitŕ Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria
Title: Il primato della ricerca empirica. Francesco Antonio Répaci alla scuola di Luigi Einaudi 
(The primacy of empirical research: Francesco A. Répaci, faithful disciple of Luigi Einaudi)
Abstract: Francesco A. Répaci, Luigi Einaudi’s faithful disciple and co-author, reformulated the theory of the
economic tax for the modern State in connection with the principles of a sound budget. Above all, he
contributed to the empirical knowledge of economic and financial phenomena, by focussing on data
analysis. In particolar, he studied the budgets of the State, of local government units and of the Staterun
railway company, the secular trend of public revenue and public expenses, the measurement of
custom duties, the burden of direct and indirect local taxes, the prices and consumption of large
towns, and the taxes on gambles. This approach directly connects Répaci not only to his master, but
also to the founder of the Laboratorio di economia politica (Laboratory of Political Economy) of the
University of Turin, Salvatore Cognetti De Martiis. To illustrate the aims of the Laboratorio, the latter
had chosen the motto «Haec placet experientia veri»
Classification-JEL: B20, H20
Keywords: ricerca empirica; scuola einaudiana 
(empirical research; Einaudi’s School)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 81-105
Volume: 16
Issue: 2
Year: 2008
File-URL: https://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=200806302&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:16:y:2008:2:4:p:81-105