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La società dinamica e il contributo di Paolo Leon (The dynamic society and Paolo Leon's contribution)

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  • Roberto Romano; Anna Maria Variato

    (CGIL Lombardia; Università degli Studi di Bergamo)

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The article recalls Paolo Leon's major contributions to economics and economic policy with a specific emphasis on the books he published. The authors focus on Leon's interpretation of Engel's Law and its macroeconomic implications, as well as on the relations between capitalist development, effective demand and structural change.

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  • Roberto Romano; Anna Maria Variato, 2016. "La società dinamica e il contributo di Paolo Leon (The dynamic society and Paolo Leon's contribution)," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 69(276), pages 405-444.
    • Handle: RePEc:psl:moneta:2016:43
    DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.13133/2037-3651_69.276_3
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    Keywords

    Paolo Leon; Engel's Law; effective demand; structural change;
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    JEL classification:

    • B32 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Obituaries
    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • B51 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Current Heterodox Approaches - - - Socialist; Marxian; Sraffian

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