This Special Issue is concerned with the work of Piero Sraffa and with recent developments
in its interpretation, occasioned by the opening of the Sraffa Archives in late 1993. 1 It brings …

This paper examines the early years of Piero Sraffa's career. Its purpose is to present new
information that may improve our undersranding of his life and work and to integrate or …

This dissertation studies the experience of Italian commercial banks between 1926 and
1936. To do so, it employs a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods. It presents a new …

This book contains commentaries from the series" Klassiker der Nationalökonomie"(classics
of economics), which have been translated into English for the first time. This selection …

Piero Sraffa's pivotal contribution to the critique of mainstream theory is well known. It had
three principal targets: Marshallian partial equilibrium theory, the neoclassical …

This paper argues that Shackle's interpretation of'the years of high theory'is flawed. Shackle
(1967) sees Sraffa's critique of the Marshallian theory of value only as a step in the …

The role of central banks as a hinge on which the financial system rests has returned to the
top of the political agenda in recent years. The global financial crisis has resulted in many …

This paper employs quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the link between
banking competition, branching and financial distress during the interwar period in Europe …

This paper employs quantitative and qualitative methods to examine the link between
overbanking, banking competition, and financial distress during the interwar period in …

The question of central banks, concerning their independence, their tasks and the ways they
perform them, has returned to the top of the political agenda. In Europe it has been …