Franco Modigliani
Franco Modigliani was an influential Italian-American economist who made groundbreaking contributions to the fields of economics and finance. Born in 1918 in Rome, he is best known for his work on the life-cycle hypothesis of savings and the Modigliani-Miller theorem, which revolutionized corporate finance theory. Modigliani received the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1985 for his analysis of household savings and the effects of monetary policy on economic activity. His intellectual legacy continues to shape economic thought, and he is remembered for his profound insights into the mechanics of financial markets and consumer behavior.
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Recent news mentions
Franco Modigliani is mentioned as the Nobel Prize-winning economist under whose supervision Mario Draghi completed his PhD.
Mario Draghi, l’uomo dietro il potere: la vita, le passioni, le scelte difficili
Italy· 2025-09-29
Franco Modigliani arrived in Argentina to learn about the success of the Plan Austral.
el plan que apoyó EE.UU., bajó la inflación al 1% y ganó una elección legislativa
Argentina· 2025-06-07
Franco Modigliani was a colleague of Stan Fischer at MIT.
Opinioni | Stan Fischer il super banchiere potente e miteItaly· 2025-06-02
