Federico Caffè
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| Federico Caffè | |
| Born | January 6, 1914 Pescara, Italy |
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| Died | April 15, 1987 ? Rome, Italy ? |
| Education | University of Rome La Sapienza |
Federico Caffè (Pescara, January 6, 1914 — Rome, April 15, 1987?) was a renowned Italian economist.
A 1936 business sciences graduate at the University of Rome La Sapienza, Federico Caffè started his career working at the Bank of Italy, later becoming a teacher at the University of Messina. From 1959 he taught Economics and Fiscal Policy at the University of Rome La Sapienza, forming several generations of economists in what is the largest university in Italy.
Caffè was particularly interested in Economic policy and Welfare, especially in their social dimensions. One of his books, Lezioni di politica economica (Lessons in Economic Policy), is widely regarded as the complete summary of his ideas. He was a strong critic of free trade, avowedly Keynesian in inspiration, and also very interested in the Scandinavian welfare model.
On April 15, 1987, Caffè suddenly disappeared, shortly after having quit university teaching. He was "officially declared dead" on October 30, 1998. He is generally believed to have committed suicide.
The Faculty of Economics of the Third University of Rome is named after him, as well as the Roskilde University Centre for Southern European Studies.
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