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Practicing Professional Ethics in Economics and Public Policy

  • Shows how individual economists can become more ethical in their behavior and practice
  • Presents quick, easy-to-navigate guides on potential dilemmas, practical uses, and famous philosopher-economists
  • Contains useful sections on the pedagogy of teaching ethics to economists and on sample
  • Codes from other professions and subfields

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. The Role of Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Why Am I Reading This?

      • Elizabeth A. M. Searing, Donald R. Searing
      Pages 3-12
    3. A Basic Primer: People to Know

      • Elizabeth A. M. Searing, Donald R. Searing
      Pages 13-51
  3. Ethical Decision-Making

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 53-53
    2. Framing the Problem

      • Elizabeth A. M. Searing, Donald R. Searing
      Pages 55-69
    3. Hypothesis Testing

      • Donald R. Searing, Elizabeth A. M. Searing
      Pages 71-104
    4. Drawing Conclusions

      • Donald R. Searing, Elizabeth A. M. Searing
      Pages 105-121
    5. Case Studies

      • Donald R. Searing, Elizabeth A. M. Searing
      Pages 123-160
  4. Perspectives on Professional Ethics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-161
    2. Ethics and the Central Bank

      • Harold A. Vásquez-Ruíz
      Pages 163-169
    3. Ethics and Climate Change Policy

      • Julie A. Nelson
      Pages 171-193
    4. Ethics and Experimental Economics

      • John Ifcher, Homa Zarghamee
      Pages 195-205
    5. Ethics and Health Policy

      • Howard Brody
      Pages 207-213
    6. Ethics and Human Resource Management

      • Elizabeth Scott
      Pages 215-221
    7. Ethics and Forensic Economics

      • John O. Ward
      Pages 223-228
    8. Ethics and Nonprofits

      • Woods Bowman
      Pages 229-236
    9. Ethics and Professional Practice

      • Andrew I. Cohen
      Pages 237-244
    10. Ethics and Public Policy

      • Judith Wagner DeCew
      Pages 245-253
    11. Ethics and Social Justice

      • Drucilla K. Barker
      Pages 255-263

About this book

This volume explores the professional ethics of addresses the varied ethical needs of the professional economists and public policy professionals.  Using terms and methods familiar to the reader, the book goes beyond the typical narrative of economics and morality to walk the professional through the process of ethical decision-making.  Designed to be easy to navigate and applicable to everyday practice, this book includes a step-by-step illustrated guide through an ethical decision-making process using a methodology specifically tailored to economists and policy professionals. It describes numerous unique ethical tests and resolution methods which are utilized in a portfolio structure. The book also includes a brief and convenient catalogue of important figures in philosophy and ethics, translated into their policy applications; it concludes with candid advice from experts in different subfields on how ethics impacts their professional lives.  This volume provides afoundation and framework for those in economics and public policy to implement a relevant practice of professional ethics both at and in their work.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Public Administration and Policy, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy, University at Albany -- State University of New York, Albany, USA

    Elizabeth A.M. Searing

  • Syncere Systems, Altamont, USA

    Donald R. Searing

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Softcover Book USD 139.99
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Hardcover Book USD 139.99
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