The Economics of Ethics Revisited and Importance of Economics: A Response to the Critics

Journal of Economic Psychology, Vol. 26, pp. 774-778, 2005

Posted: 17 Jan 2010

Date Written: 2005

Abstract

I would like to thank David Colander, John Cullis, Aaron Levine, for their thoughtful and thought provoking comments on my paper, “The ethical economy and competitive markets: reconciling, altruistic, moralistic and ethical behaviour with the rational economic agent and competitive markets”. I will respond to the critics in alphabetical order thereby betraying no preference, apart from a lexicographic one, to clarify and elaborate upon some key points made in my contribution.

Keywords: Response, Ethics, Altruism, Moral behaviour, Competitive markets

JEL Classification: D63

Suggested Citation

Altman, Morris, The Economics of Ethics Revisited and Importance of Economics: A Response to the Critics (2005). Journal of Economic Psychology, Vol. 26, pp. 774-778, 2005, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1536867

Morris Altman (Contact Author)

University of Dundee ( email )

Nethergate
Dundee, DD1 4HN
United Kingdom

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