Giancarlo Gandolfo

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Giancarlo Gandolfo
Born (1937-11-17) November 17, 1937 (age 85)
Nationality Italian
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Scientific career
Fields International economics
Economic growth
Mathematical economics
Institutions Sapienza University of Rome

Giancarlo Gandolfo (born November 17, 1937) is an Italian economist. He has been a Professor of International Economics at Sapienza University of Rome from 1974 to 2010. Gandolfo is notable for his popular graduate-level textbook on dynamic economic theory. [1]

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