Federico Caffè

Federico Caffè
Born January 6, 1914
Pescara, Italy
Died disappeared 15 April 1987
declared dead 30 October 1998
Rome, Italy (assumed)
Education University of Rome La Sapienza

Federico Caffè (born 6 January 1914; disappeared 15 April 1987; declared dead 30 October 1998) was a notable Italian economist.

Early life

Caffè graduated in Business Sciences from the University of Rome La Sapienza in 1936. He started his career working at the Bank of Italy, later becoming a teacher at the University of Messina. From 1959 he taught Economic and Financial Policy at the University of Rome La Sapienza, forming several generations of economists in what is the largest university in Italy.

Career

Caffè mentored several generations of Italian economists, many of whom rose to senior positions in academia, in political life and in public administration.

In different capacities he mentored the former Governor of the Bank of Italy, and the ECB President, Professor Mario Draghi, the current Governor of the Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco, the welfare economist Bruno Amoroso, the labour economist Ezio Tarantelli, killed by the Red Brigades in 1985 in the courtyard of the Faculty of Economics in Rome where they taught, the former President of the Italian Statistical Office Guido M. Rey, the former President of the Italian Statistical Office and Minister for Welfare Enrico Giovannini, the Economic policy's international expert Nicola Acocella, the neo-ricardian economist Fernando Vianello and economist of innovation Daniele Archibugi.

Views

Caffè was particularly interested in Economic policy and Welfare, especially in their social dimensions. One of his books, Lezioni di politica economica (Lectures on 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.

Disappearance

On April 15, 1987, Caffè suddenly disappeared, shortly after having quit university teaching. He was "officially declared dead" on October 30, 1998. The mystery involved in his death has not been revealed. He may have committed suicide, but he may also have decided to disappear to an unknown location.[1]

Memorials

Several institutions have been named after him, including the Faculty of Economics of the University of Rome III and the Roskilde University Centre for Southern European Studies. The Sapienza University of Rome also organizes annual conference that have been held by some of the most significant economists of our age. Many of the lectures have been published in a series of the Cambridge University Press.[2]

Bibliography

Main Works published by Federico Caffè

Works published after his disappearance

Sources

Notes

  1. ↑ Daniele Archibugi, I ragazzi che cercarono il professor Caffè, La Repubblica, 8 aprile 2012
  2. ↑ Cambridge University Press Federico Caffè Lectures, edited by Nicola Acocella and Mario Tiberi

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