Those toiling in the field of social economics seek to explain how the economy and social justice relate, and what this implies for economic theory and policy. Their invigorating scholarly output ranges from conceptual work on aligning economic institutions and policies with given ethical principles, to theoretical representations of individual behaviour that allow for both self-interested and pro-social motives, and to original empirical work on persistent social issues such as poverty, inequality, and unfair discrimination.
Social economics is a well-established and flourishing area...
Those toiling in the field of social economics seek to explain how the economy and social justice relate, and what this implies for economic theory...
