Paolo Sylos Labini
Paolo Sylos Labini | |
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Photograph of Labini | |
| Born | 30 October 1920 Rome, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 7 December 2005 (aged 85) |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Sapienza |
| Influences | Joseph Schumpeter, Adam Smith |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Economics |
| Notable ideas | Oligopoly |
Paolo Sylos Labini (30 October 1920 – 7 December 2005) was an Italian economist and political advisor in post-World War II Italy. He was a professor at the Sapienza University of Rome and member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. His theoretical contributions covered oligopoly, the relation between innovation and market structure, inflation, and socioeconomic evolution. His work often contained a strong historical dimension, in common with Classical economics.