Economic analysis, moral philosophy, and public policy / Daniel M. Hausman, Michael S. McPherson.

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Edition:2nd ed.
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Ethics and economics?
  • 2. Ethics in welfare economics : two examples
  • 3. Ethics in positive economics : two examples
  • 4. Rationality
  • 5. Rationality in positive and normative economics
  • 6. Rationality, norms, and morality
  • 7. Utilitarianism and consequentialism
  • 8. Welfare
  • 9. Efficiency
  • 10. Liberty, rights, and libertarianism
  • 11. Equality and egalitarianism
  • 12. Justice and contractualism
  • 13. Social choice theory
  • 14. Game theory
  • 15. Pollution transfers and school vouchers : normative economics reconsidered
  • 16. Economics and ethics, hand in hand
  • App. How could ethics matter to economics?