Motivation: Ivo Maes' volume (with the collaboration of
Ilaria Pasotti) is a brilliant biography that
captures the main threads of Robert Triffin's
theoretical, intellectual, and policymaking
journey. The volume recreates the
historical/intellectual/cultural contexts and the
evolution of the theoretical debates to which
Triffin contributed. Archival sources further
enrich the originality of the book. It is written
with impeccable professionalism and may have
considerable impact on academics and
policymakers.
The Best Article Award: Bruce Caldwell, The Road to Serfdom After 75 years, “Journal of Economic Literature”, 58:3, 2020, 720-748Committee: Pier Francesco Asso, Giandomenica Becchio e Gianfranco TussetMotivation: Bruce Caldwell’s article represents
an outstanding paper which combines a
rigorous theoretical analysis and a deep
insight in the history of economic ideas
within a contemporary historical
framework. AISPE congratulates Bruce
for his work which serves as an example
for the all community of historians of
economic thought.
The Terenzio Maccabelli Best PhD Dissertation Prize: Eleonora Buono, A Victorian Polymath. An Analysis of William Stanley Jevon’s Thought, Dottorato di Ricerca in Scienze Politiche e Sociali, Università di Bologna
Committee: Fabrizio Bientinesi, Katia Caldari e Stefano FioriMotivation: Eleonora Buono’s dissertation shows a
deep mastery of sources and a very
good historical and theoretical analysis
of Jevons's cultural roots.
AISPE congratulates the winners.
Giandomenica Becchio
AISPE Secretary
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Giandomenica Becchio
Department of Economics, Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Statistics (ESOMAS)
University of Torino
Corso Unione Sovietica 218bis
10134 Torino