MW 2-3 pm or by appointment. This course will focus on the interaction between ethics and economics, both in economic theory and economic policy. Economists have ethical values that help shape the way they do economics.
Economic actors have ethical values that help shape their behavior.
Economic institutions and policies impact people differentially and thus ethical evaluations must be applied in addition to economic evaluations. Philosophical ethics will be used most of the time. Theological ethics will be brought in with special emphasis on the Roman Catholic contribution. Each successive paper should incorporate the lessons learned from the previous papers. Preparation, in the form of reading the assignments in advance, is essential for good class participation.