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The younger siblings of GDP. The contribution of women in national accounts in Italy: Maria and Vera Cao Pinna

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The aim of the study is to reconstruct the role of women economists who have had a significant impact on the development of the national accounts measurement in the post-World War II Era. In particular, the role played by sisters Maria and Vera Cao Pinna in defining household consumption was explored. Their expertise helped to overcome theoretical-definitional and statistical obstacles arising from the complex activity of defining the statistical framework for economic and social accounts, which still contribute to define the aggregate of private consumption consumption as a component of National Income. In the 1940s, private consumption expenditure presented problems related to both the estimation of quantities consumed and prices. These problems were subsequently overcome by applying the criterion of “consistency” between the aggregates that make up the National Accounts after the Second World War.

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  • Maria Letizia D’Autilia, 2026. "The younger siblings of GDP. The contribution of women in national accounts in Italy: Maria and Vera Cao Pinna," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 33(2), pages 379-412, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:33:y:2026:i:2:p:379-412
    DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2026.2619718
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