Philosophy & Ethics

Changing the incentives for how economists determine both the content of the subject and their approach to scientific research could increase the range of thinking in the profession

“Four men sat at a table. Raised sixty floors above the city, they did not speak loudly as one speaks from a height in the freedom of air and space; they kept their voices low, as befitted a cellar.”

In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, many of our policy makers and top economists are still stumbling in the dark.

What is the purpose of economics?

What happens when there’s no leader in the global economy?

Can economics be morally centered? And perhaps more importantly, should it be?