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Author-Name: Piero Barucci
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università di Firenze 
Title: Pigou, Pantaleoni e la teoria economica della guerra 
(Pigou, Pantaleoni and the economic theory of the war)
Abstract: The First World War motivated the publication of a large amount of books and articles that investigated
its social, political, demographic consequences. Some economists, in particular, tried to establish
a general economic theory of the war. Among these scholars, the A. examines Maffeo Pantaleoni
and his attempt to explain the economic effects of the war through the traditional tools used by the
marginalist theory, even if with questionable results. Arthur Cecil Pigou – the other economist investigated
by the A. – researched a macroeconomic theory of the war, explaining the effects that the
conflict produces on the balance of the State. In conclusion, two very different authors perceived a
common need, that of reaffirming the economics’ capability to deal with all the problems arising in
the society.
Classification-JEL: B10, B13, B31, N44
Keywords: Teoria economica, guerra, Pigou, Pantaleoni, Walras
(Economic theory, war, Pigou, Pantaleoni, Walras)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 15-26
Volume: 24
Issue: 1
Year: 2016
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=201606301&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:24:y:2016:1:2:p:15-26