Luigi Cossa
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Luigi Cossa Italian
economist
, was born at Milan
.
Educated at the universities of Pavia
, Vienna
and Leipzig
, he was appointed professor of political economy
at Pavia in 1858.
Apart from this Cossa was the author of several other works which established him a high reputation.
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Italy
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economist
Economist
An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
, was born at Milan
Milan
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.
Educated at the universities of Pavia
University of Pavia
The University of Pavia is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. It was founded in 1361 and is organized in 9 Faculties.-History:...
, Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
and Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
, he was appointed professor of political economy
Political economy
Political economy originally was the term for studying production, buying, and selling, and their relations with law, custom, and government, as well as with the distribution of national income and wealth, including through the budget process. Political economy originated in moral philosophy...
at Pavia in 1858.
Apart from this Cossa was the author of several other works which established him a high reputation.
Major works
- Scienza delle Finanze (1875, English translation 1888 under title Taxation, its Principles and Methods)
- Guida allo studio dell economia politica (1876, English translation 1880), an admirable compendium of the theoretical preliminaries of economics, with a brief critical history of the science and an excellent bibliography
- Introduzione allo studio deli economia politica (1876, English translation by L Dyer, 1893)
- Saggi di economia politica, 1878.
Secondary source
- M. Blaug (ed.) - Who's who in economics (3d edition), 1999.
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