In Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy (2006), Daniel Hausman and Michael McPherson present a serious challenge to the prevailing belief that economists policy recommendations usually are or can be grounded solely in their scientific knowledge. Identifying the hidden moral assumptions that underlie purportedly value-free economic analysis, Hausman and McPherson contend, enables a more critical examination of those recommendations and, therefore, better policy choices.
Economic Analysis, Moral Philosophy, and Public Policy
By Gene Callahan
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article
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the Summer 2008 issue of The Independent Review.
Other Independent Review articles by Gene Callahan | ||
Winter 2008/09 | The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why Democracies Choose Bad Policies | |
Fall 2005 | Oakeshott and Mises on Understanding Human Action | |
Fall 2005 | Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction | |
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