1. Ethics and economics -- 2. Some fundamentals -- 3. Origins of ethics -- 4. The case for indirect utilitarianism -- 5 …. What counts as utility? -- 6. The alleged problem of aggregation -- 7. Is utilitarianism immoral? -- 8. Altruism and self …-interest -- 9. Duty and universalizability -- 10. Rivals of utilitarianism -- 11. Law, government, and policy -- 12. Utilitarianism …

Kantian and Aristotelian ethics. Importantly, they reflect on the potential of economics to cause harm and use ethics to …"Drawing on the knowledge of highly experienced academics, this authoritative Handbook explains how ethics can inform … the teaching of economics. It includes state-of-the-art moral theory alongside traditional approaches to emphasise why …

In standard economic theory human beings are portrayed as selfish money-maximizing actors. This book investigates the … contribute and draws conclusions on how the empirical findings influence economic theory and policy. Academic economists …

, D. and Tversky, A. (1979), 'Prospect theory: An analysis of decision under risk', Econometrica, 46, 263-91. -- Keynes, J ….M. (1936), The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Prices, London: Macmillan. -- Knabe, A., Rätzel, S., Schöb, R. and … United Kingdom, 1861-1957', Economica, 25, 283-99. -- Robinson, J. (1937), Essays in the Theory of Employment, Oxford …

The Handbook of Economics and Ethics portrays an understanding of economic methodology in which facts and values …, though distinct, are closely interconnected in a variety of ways. From theory building to data collection, and from modelling … to policy evaluation, this encyclopaedic Handbook is at the intersection of economics and ethics …

This book makes a rational and eloquent case for the closer integration of ethics and economics. It expands upon themes …Introduction: Ethics vs Economics: In Praise of the 'Disciplined' Life? / Geoffrey Brennan and Giuseppe Eusepi -- 1 …. Ethics and the Extent of the Market / James M. Buchanan -- 2. Value and Values, Preferences and Price: An Economic …

-based, procedurally detached theory of the state has contributed to the growth of government. As part of the Kantian …, corruption and the growth of -- government 40 -- 6. The indeterminacy of social welfare theory 59 -- 7. The contractarian … grounded in consequentialist social welfare theory (SWT), the economist's theory of the state must be rejected. Ad hoc …

This distinguished book provides a critical assessment of the relationship between economic theory, scientific … objectivity and ethics. The main purpose of economic science is to analyse and 'explain' the economic process but not necessarily …

differing views regarding the role of economic theory as applied to the real world. William Greer reveals that the intellectual … role in ensuring the smooth operation of a system of otherwise free markets. Ethics and Uncertainty explores how two … policy recommendations. The volume illustrates that the important lesson to learn from both Knight and Keynes is that ethics …

utilitarianism to liberal thinking on taxation. As such, this unique book will appeal to specialists in the history of economic …