Re: Sraffa biographical query

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

His biographer, Pier Luigi Porta would certainly know.


pierluigi.porta@xxxxxxxxx

On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 06:59:59PM +0100, Daniel Davies wrote:
> Sorry to bother the list, but can anybody help me out on what might be an
> urban myth?
>
> Basically, is it true that Sraffa bought Japanese bonds the day after
> Hiroshima in anticipation of making a big profit?  Specifically, does anyone
> know if this anecdote of heartless economists is true, or whether he
> actually bought the bonds after the war during Japanese reconstruction?  The
> second one seems more plausible to me, but the first appears to be
> consensus - it's on the New School biography page for him and Wikipedia for
> example.
>
> thanks
> dd

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