Augusto Graziani | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-05-04)4 May 1933 |
| Died | 5 January 2014(2014-01-05) (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Monetary economics |
| School or tradition | Post-Keynesian economics |
| Contributions | Monetary circuit theory |
Augusto Graziani (4 May 1933 – 5 January 2014)[1] was an Italianeconomist, Professor inPolitical Economy atUniversity la Sapienza, most known for his contribution tomonetary economics in foundingmonetary circuit theory.
He graduated in economics and commerce from the"Federico II" University of Naples under Giuseppe Di Nardi, subsequently continuing his studies first at theLondon School of Economics withLionel Robbins and then atHarvard University in Massachusetts, USA, where he metWassily Leontief andPaul Rosenstein-Rodan.[2][3]
In 1962, he became a professor of political economy at the University of Catania. In 1965, he was a professor of economic policy at the University of Naples. Since 1989, he has been a full professor of political economy at the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at"La Sapienza" University of Rome.[4] He collaborated with Manlio Rossi-Doria at the Specialization Center of Portici, and withFrancesco Compagna on "Nord e Sud".[2]
During the11th legislature, he was proclaimed Senator of the Republic in the group of theDemocratic Party of the Left, succeedingGerardo Chiaromonte, who passed away in 1993.[5]
