Josef Steindl, the Trieste School and the BNL Quarterly Review

Abstract

The paper provides an introduction to the special issue in honour of Josef Steindl (1912-1993) celebrating the centennial anniversary of his birth. It illustrates Steindl’s main themes of research – from applied macroeconomic analysis and the analysis of the trade cycle to the role of oligopoly in modern economies and to technical change – and gives some hints on his personality, drawing on recollections of a long friendship.

Keywords

• Joseph Steindl
• trade cycle
• oligopoly
• technical change