ABSTRACT
This chapter analyses the contributions made by two Italian women economists who were at the forefront of political and economic debate in the 1960s and 1970s, Vera Cao Pinna and Almerina Ipsevich. To provide historical context on the (in)visibility of women economists in the years of the activity of the two women, it analyses the articles published by women authors in economic journals in Italy. Ipsevich, who had a great sensitivity for economics and who was amazingly skilled in observing numbers, instead introduced quarterly reports on economic trends in Italy. In particular, she pushed to have quarterly income surveys in Italy mainly because of increased reliability of the use of quarterly statistics in estimates and forecasting performance. Cao Pinna tried, using econometric models and "her" tables, to contribute to economic policy changes. Indeed, she took an active part in the economic planning, during the preparatory stages of the Vanoni Plan of 1954 by forecasting private consumption levels for 1964.
