Background
Davanzati, Guglielmo Forges was born on June 12, 1967 in Naples, Italy.
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In contemporary non-mainstream economic debate, it is widely thought that the functioning of a market economy needs a set of rules (i.e. institutions) which bind agents in their behaviour, allowing efficient outcomes. This idea is contrary to the General Equilibrium Model (GEM) where markets are pictured as working in an institutional vacuum and where social and historical variables play no role. However, in more recent times, a large group of economists have begun to insert social and moral variables into standard models based on the rational choice paradigm, following the increasing interest – on the part of firms – in the possible positive effects of adopting ethical codes. In this key new text Guglielmo Davanzati studies this burgeoning view that ethics and economics can be compatible. Does ‘morality’ affect income distribution? And, if so, what are the effects of the widespread adoption of ethical codes on the functioning of the labour market? Central to Davanzati’s efforts is the thesis that the roots of these new developments can be traced back to the pioneering work of Thorstein Veblen and John Bates Clark. Utilizing their contrasting works, Davanzati’s text illuminates the propagation of ethical codes within the two opposing frameworks i.e. the neoclassical and the institutional. Davanzati’s important book will be an invaluable reference for readers interested in history of economic thought, economics and moral philosophy.
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Davanzati, Guglielmo Forges was born on June 12, 1967 in Naples, Italy.
Diploma in Political Science summa cum laude, University Naples Federico II, Italy, 1991. Doctor of Philosophy in Economic, University Naples Federico II, Italy, 1996.
Researcher Institute Studies Finance Structures and Economic Growth Naples, Italy, 1996—1998. University researcher history economic thought Faculty Arts and Philosophy University Lecce, 1998—2002, associate professor history economic thought, since 2002. Visiting student Faculty Economic and Politics University Cambridge, England, 1994—1995, 1995.
Member examining board in political economy University Naples Federico II, Italy, since 1996, University Benevento. Organizer conferences Italian Association History Economic Thought, 1997, 2001. Journal editor Economia e Società, Lecce, 1998—2001.
Visiting research fellow Business School University Leeds, England, 2000. Visiting professor Institute Public Finance University Innsbruck, Austria, 2002. Referee Review Political Economy.
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