Fernando Vianello (17 August 1939 – 10 August 2009) was an Italian economist and academic. Together with Michele Salvati, Sebastiano Brusco, Andrea Ginzburg and Salvatore Biasco, he founded the

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of the

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Education

In 1963 Vianello graduated with a degree in Law from the

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, presenting a thesis on Italian economic development under the supervision of

Paolo Sylos Labini Paolo Sylos Labini (30 October 1920 – 7 December 2005) was an Italian economist and a key figure in the economic debate in post-World War II Italy. He was a professor of political economy at Sapienza University of Rome and an active member o ...

. In the same year he attended the sixth training course on "

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" organized in Rome by SVIMEZ (Italian Association of Southern Italy's Industries Development), managed by Claudio Napoleoni. From 1964 to 1966 he was an assistant professor in the "''Principles of Political Economy''" course held by Sylos Labini at the Faculty of Statistics of the "Sapienza" University of Rome. In 1966 Vianello enrolled as an undergraduate student at

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, and began attending economic courses taught by

Joan Robinson Joan Violet Robinson (''née'' Maurice; 31 October 1903 – 5 August 1983) was a British economist well known for her wide-ranging contributions to economic theory. She was a central figure in what became known as post-Keynesian economics. B ...

Nicholas Kaldor Nicholas Kaldor, Baron Kaldor (12 May 1908 – 30 September 1986), born Káldor Miklós, was a Cambridge economist in the post-war period. He developed the "compensation" criteria called Kaldor–Hicks efficiency for welfare comparisons (1939), d ...

, Richard Kahn and

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. In 1968 he obtained a BA degree in Economics (

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) from the

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Academic career

During his career Prof. Vianello had the opportunity to collaborate with some of the most important Italian economists of the twentieth century, such as Federico Caffè, Paolo Sylos Labini and

Pierangelo Garegnani Pierangelo Garegnani (9 August 1930–14 October 2011) was an Italian economist and professor of the University of Rome III. He was the Director of the Fondazione Centro Piero Sraffa di Studi e Documenti at the Federico Caffè School of Economic ...

. He held a number of posts at several different universities:

University of Siena

Faculty of Economic and Banking Sciences :* Associate Professor of History of Economic Doctrines.

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Faculty of Economics :* Associate (later full) Professor of History of Economic Doctrines (1969–1987).

"Sapienza" University of Rome

Faculty of Economics :* Director of Public Economics Department (1988–1989). :* Full Professor of Economics and History of Economic Analysis (1987–2009). :* Head of the PhD course in Economics (1999–2001). :* Professor of Macroeconomics in PhD course in Economics (1987–2009).

Research

Over the course of his long career Prof. Vianello developed his expertise in several different research fields. He worked with the theories of value and distribution of income and paid special attention to the link between capital accumulation and the profit rate. He analyzed classical political economy theories from Adam Smith,

David Ricardo David Ricardo (18 April 1772 – 11 September 1823) was a British political economist. He was one of the most influential of the classical economists along with Thomas Malthus, Adam Smith and James Mill. Ricardo was also a politician, and a ...

and

Karl Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

. He then tackled important events concerning the Italian economy and the European Union. Regarding the Italian economy, he first studied the aftermath of the Second World War, then the answer to the workers' struggles of the sixties and early seventies, and most recently Italy's adhesion to the European single currency. With regard to the European economy, he focused his attention to the reasons, operating ways and the consequences of the

European Monetary System The European Monetary System (EMS) was a multilateral adjustable exchange rate agreement in which most of the nations of the European Economic Community (EEC) linked their currencies to prevent large fluctuations in relative value. It was initiate ...

and the European single currency. Finally, he studied the issues of

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interest rate An interest rate is the amount of interest due per period, as a proportion of the amount lent, deposited, or borrowed (called the principal sum). The total interest on an amount lent or borrowed depends on the principal sum, the interest rate, ...

and

effective demand In economics, effective demand (ED) in a market is the demand for a product or service which occurs when purchasers are constrained in a different market. It contrasts with notional demand, which is the demand that occurs when purchasers are not ...

, and developed ideas that were stimulated by the writings of

John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, ( ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in ...

Personal life

Prof. Vianello had a wife, Mariella Vianello'' ''née'' ''Gramaglia, a journalist who was a member of the Italian Parliament during the Legislature X of Italy. Mrs. Vianello was also an assessor, appointed at the

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of Rome firstly by mayor

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and then by mayor

Walter Veltroni Walter Veltroni (; born 3 July 1955) is an Italian writer, film director, journalist, and politician, who served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the centre-left opposition, until his resignation on 17 February 2009. He serv ...

. They had two children, Maddalena and Michele.

List of publications

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In English language

* Vianello, F.

983 Year 983 ( CMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Diet of Verona: Emperor Otto II (the Red) declares war against the Byza ...

"On Ricardo's principle that the profits of the farmer regulate the profits of all other trades" in: ''Studi e ricerche dell'Istituto economico'', 18, Università degli studi di Modena, Modena, Stem Mucchi. * Vianello, F.

985 Year 985 ( CMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Henry II (the Wrangler) is restored as duke of Bavaria by Empress Theoph ...

"The Pace of Accumulation", in: ''Political Economy. Studies in the Surplus Approach'', 1, pp. 69–87. * Vianello, F. 987 "Labour theory of value", in: Eatwell, J. and Milgate, M. and Newman, P. (eds.): ''The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', Macmillan e Stockton, London e New York, . * Vianello, F. 988 "A critique of Professor Goodwin's Critique of Sraffa", in: Ricci, G. and Velupillai, K. (eds.), ''Growth, Cycles and Multisectoral Economics: the Goodwin Tradition'', Berlin, Sringer-Verlag, . * Vianello, F. 989 "Effective Demand and the Rate of Profits: Some Thoughts on

Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

, Kalecki and Sraffa", in: Sebastiani, M. (ed.), ''Kalecki's Relevance Today'', London, Macmillan, . * Vianello, F. 989 "Natural (or Normal) Prices. Some Pointers", in: ''Political Economy. Studies in the Surplus Approach'', 2, pp. 89–105. * Vianello, F. 996 "

on Normal Prices (and the Normal rate of Profits)", in: Marcuzzo, M.C. and Pasinetti, L.L. and Roncaglia, A. (eds.), ''The Economics of Joan Robinson'', New York, Routledge, . * Simonazzi, A. and Vianello, F.

998 Year 998 ( CMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Otto III retakes Rome and restores power in the papal city. Crescenti ...

"Italy towards European Monetary Union (and domestic socio-economic disunion)", in: B.H. Moss, J. Michie (eds.), ''The Single European Currency in National Perspective. A community in Crisis?'', Macmillan, London, . * Vianello, F.

999 999 or triple nine most often refers to: * 999 (emergency telephone number), a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries * 999 (number), an integer * AD 999, a year * 999 BC, a year Books * ''999'' (anthology) or ''999: T ...

"Social accounting in Adam Smith", in: Mongiovi, G. and Petri F. (eds.), ''Value, Distribution and capital. Essays in honor of

'', London, Routledge, . * Simonazzi, A. and Vianello, F.

001 001, O01, or OO1 may refer to: *1 (number), a number, a numeral *001, fictional British agent, see 00 Agent *001, former emergency telephone number for the Norwegian fire brigade (until 1986) *AM-RB 001, the code-name for the Aston Martin Valkyrie ...

"Financial Liberalization, the European Single Currency and the Problem of Unemployment", in: Franzini, R. and Pizzuti, R.F. (eds.), ''Globalization, Institutions and Social Cohesion'', Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, . * Vianello, F.

004 004, 0O4, O04, OO4 may refer to: * 004, fictional British 00 Agent * 0O4, Corning Municipal Airport (California) * O04, the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation * Abdul Haq Wasiq, Guantanamo detainee 004 * Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet engine * Lauda Ai ...

"Reviewing a Review", in: Foley D.K. and Garegnani, P. and Pivetti, M. and Vianello, F., ''Classical Theory and Policy Analysis: A Round Table'', Centro di ricerche e documentazione "Piero Sraffa", Materiali di Discussione n. 1, Roma, Aracne. Published in: ''Review of Political Economy'', vol. 19, no. 2, 2007. * Simonazzi, A. and Vianello, F. 007 "Price and Prejudice. The statics and dynamics of money-wage flexibility", in: Marcuzzo, M.C. and Giacomin, A. (eds.), ''Money and markets'', London, Routledge, pp. 115–132, .

In Italian language

* Vianello, F.

969 Year 969 ( CMLXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 969th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 1st millennium, the 69th ...

"Nota del curatore a Francesco Saverio Nitti. Saggi di Economia e Finanza", vol. V, in: Vianello, F. (ed.), (Preface by Sylos Labini, P.), ''Saggi economici vari. Disegni di legge. Discorsi'', Laterza, Bari, pp. 609–634. * Vianello, F.

970 Year 970 ( CMLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar, the 970th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' designations, the 970th year of the 1st millennium, the 70th yea ...

''Valore prezzi e distribuzione del reddito'', Roma, Edizioni dell'Ateneo. * Vianello, F.

971 Year 971 ( CMLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men) ...

''Quantità di lavoro e rapporti di scambio'', Roma, Edizioni dell'Ateneo. * Vianello, F.

973 Year 973 ( CMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Spring – The Byzantine army, led by General Melias (Domestic of the S ...

"Plusvalore e profitto nell'analisi di Marx", in: Sylos Labini, P. (ed.), ''Prezzi relativi e distribuzione del reddito'', Torino, Boringhieri, . * Vianello, F.

"La classe operaia e l'aumento dei prezzi", in: VV.AA., ''Contro l'inflazione'', Coines Edizioni, Roma. * Ginzburg, A. and Vianello, F.

"Il fascino discreto della teoria economica", in: ''Rinascita'', 31, 3 agosto, republished in: VV.AA.

974 Year 974 ( CMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Battle of Danevirke: Emperor Otto II defeats the rebel forces of King Harald I, who ha ...

''Marxismo ed economia. Un dibattito di «Rinascita»'', Venezia, Marsilio. * Vianello, F.

975 Year 975 ( CMLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Emperor John I raids Mesopotamia and invades Syria, using ...

"La DC e lo sviluppo capitalistico in Italia dal dopoguerra ad oggi", in: VV.AA., ''Tutto il potere della DC'', Coines Edizioni, Roma. * Vianello, F.

"I meccanismi di recupero del profitto", in: Graziani, A. (ed.), ''Crisi e ristrutturazione dell'economia italiana'', Torino, Einaudi. Republished in: Vianello, F.

979 Year 979 ( CMLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * March 24 – Second Battle of Pankaleia: An Ibero-Byzantine expeditionary ...

''Il profitto e il potere. Una raccolta di saggi (1974–1979)'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier. * Vianello, F.

976 Year 976 ( CMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * January 10 – Emperor John I Tzimiskes dies at Constantinople, after re ...

''Introduzione a D. Ricardo, Sui principi dell'economia politica e delle tassazione'', Milano, Isedi. * Vianello, F. 977 "Occupazione e bilancia dei pagamenti", in: VV.AA., ''Crisi, occupazione, riconversione'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier, republished in: Vianello, F.

''Il profitto e il potere. Una raccolta di saggi (1974–1979)'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier. * Bonifati, G. and Vianello, F.

978 Year 978 ( CMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Battle of Pankaleia: Rebel forces under General Bardas Skleros are defeated ...

"L'economia italiana al tempo del Piano del lavoro", in: ''Il Piano del lavoro della CGIL, 1949–1950'', Milano, Feltrinelli. * Vianello, F.

"Osservazioni sul capitale fisso e sulle quantità negative di lavoro", in: ''Studi e ricerche dell'Istituto economico'', 4, Università degli studi di Modena, Modena, Stem Mucchi. * Vianello, F.

''Il profitto e il potere. Una raccolta di saggi (1974–1979)'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier, . * Vianello, F.

"Lo sviluppo capitalistico italiano dal dopoguerra al «miracolo economico»: una veduta di insieme", in: Vianello, F.

''Il profitto e il potere. Una raccolta di saggi (1974–1979)'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier. * Vianello, F.

"L'Europa fra dollaro e marco: note sul dibattito italiano", in: ''Dossier di Le monde diplomatique'', n. 1, L'ingranaggio Europa, Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier, republished in: Vianello, F.

''Il profitto e il potere. Una raccolta di saggi (1974–1979)'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier. * Vianello, F.

"La lenta morte dello stato assistenziale" in: VV.AA., ''Libertà di sciopero o libertà di impresa? La politica della Confindustria tra controffensiva neo-liberista e repressione giudiziaria contro i metalmeccanici'', Bari, De Donato. Published with the title: "Il mercato e la società. Aspetti di restaurazione culturale", in: Vianello, F.

''Il profitto e il potere. Una raccolta di saggi (1974–1979)'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier. * Vianello, F.

"Opinioni italiane e inglesi sul controllo delle importazioni", in: ''Mondoperaio'', n. 5 1979, republished in: Vianello, F.

''Il profitto e il potere. Una raccolta di saggi (1974–1979)'', Torino, Rosenberg & Sellier. * Vianello, F.

981 Year 981 ( CMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events Births * Abu'l-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Maghribi, Arab statesman (d. 1027) * Giovanni Orseolo, Venetian ...

"Commento", in: Lunghini, G. (ed.), ''Scelte politiche e teorie economiche in Italia 1945–1978'', Torino, Einaudi, pp. 399–402, . * Vianello, F.

982 Year 982 ( CMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – Emperor Otto II (the Red) assembles an imperial expeditionary force at Tar ...

"La cultura degli Eloi", in: VV.AA., ''Il concetto di sinistra'', Bompiani, Milano. * Vianello, F.

986 Year 986 ( CMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * August 17 – Battle of the Gates of Trajan: Emperor Basil II leads a Byz ...

"La critica dell'economia politica: ieri e oggi", in: Mancina, C. and Nassisi, A.M., ''Marx e il mondo contemporaneo'', vol. 1, Roma,

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, . * Vianello, F.

992 Year 992 ( CMXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Worldwide * Winter – A superflare from the sun causes an Aurora Borealis, with visibility as fa ...

"Precisazioni in tema di prezzi naturali", in: Acocella, N. and Rey, G.M. and Tiberi M. (eds.), ''Saggi di Politica economica in onore di Federico Caffè'', vol. II, Franco Angeli, pp. 119–140, . * Vianello, F.

993 Year 993 ( CMXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – The 12-year-old King Otto III gives the Sword of Saints Cosmas and Damian ...

"Umanesimo del welfare: qualche riflessione", in: Rey, G.M. and Romagnoli, G.C. (eds.), ''In difesa del welfare state'', Milano, Angeli, . * Simonazzi, A. and Vianello, F.

994 Year 994 ( CMXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * September 15 – Battle of the Orontes: Fatimid forces, under Turkish gener ...

"Modificabilità dei tassi di cambio e restrizioni alla libertà di movimento dei capitali", in: Pizzuti, F.R. (ed.), ''Pragmatismo, disciplina e saggezza convenzionale. L'economia italiana dagli anni '70 agli anni '90'', McGraw-Hill, Milano. * Vianello, F.

995 Year 995 ( CMXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events By place Japan * 17 May - Fujiwara no Michitaka (imperial regent) dies. * 3 June: Fujiwara no Michikane gain ...

"Federico Caffè e l'intelligente pragmatismo", in: Esposito, A. and Tiberi, M. (eds.), ''Federico Caffè: realtà e critica del capitalismo storico'', Catanzaro, Meridiana Libri, . * Bonifati, G. and Vianello, F.

"Il saggio dell'interesse come fenomeno monetario e il saggio di rendimento del capitale impiegato nella produzione", in: De Vecchi, N. and Marcuzzo M.C. (eds.), ''A Cinquant'anni da Keynes. Teorie dell'occupazione, interesse e crescita'', Milano, Unicopli, . * Simonazzi, A. and Vianello, F.

"Liberalizzazione finanziaria, moneta unica europea e occupazione", in: Pizzuti, R. (ed.), ''Globalizzazione, istituzioni e coesione sociale'', Donzelli, Roma, . * Ciampalini, A. and Vianello, F.

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"Concorrenza, accumulazione del capitale e saggio del profitto. Critica al moderno sottoconsumismo", in: Pivetti M. (ed.), ''Piero Sraffa. Contributi per una biografia intellettuale'', Roma, Carocci, . * Vianello, F.

"La Facoltà di Economia e Commercio di Modena", in: Garofalo, G. e Graziani A. (eds.), ''La formazione degli economisti in Italia (1950–1975)'', Bologna, Il Mulino, .

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Education

Academic career

University of Siena

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

"Sapienza" University of Rome

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Personal life

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