The Ethical Formation of Economists

ISBN-13: 9781138487062 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 190 str.

Wilfred Dolfsma; Ioana Negru

Opis

Economists' role in society has always been an uneasy one, and in recent years the ethicality of the profession and its practitioners has been questioned more than ever. This collection of essays is the first to investigate the multifaceted nature of what forms economists' ethical and economic views.

Spis treści

Introduction.  1. Training the ‘Ethical Economist’.  2. Teaching future economists.  3. Economists Personal Responsibility and Ethics.  4. Social Connection & the Responsible Economist.  5. More Harm Than Benefit: The Ramifications of the Neglect of Rights in Economics.  6. Experiments in Economics and their Ethical Dimensions: The Case of Developing Countries.  7. The Making of an Ethical Econometrician.  8. Economists, their role and influence in the media.  9. Intervention, policy and responsibility: economics as over-engineered expertise?.  10. Conclusions: Raising Up Private Max U