Pietro Verri

Pietro Verri (12 December 1728 – 28 June 1797) was an Italian economist, historian, philosopher and writer. Among the most important personalities of the 18th-century Italian culture, he is considered among the fathers of the Lombard reformist Enlightenment. Verri was one of the first to figure out the balance of payments and a balance of cheapness and plenty. His work is one of many examples in the economic literature which marks the emergence of political economy as a separate science during the quarter-century after 1750. Summarize the following text using ONLY facts from it. Do NOT invent references, emails, or links. If the text doesn't mention something, leave it out. For more information on Verri and his work, visit his website or his son's website. for more information about Verri, visit the Verri family website or visit the website of his son, Luigi Castiglioni, who also wrote a book on the history of the Italian Renaissance. for details on the family, see: Verri's family website and the book of the same name.