Are you interested in the intersections of economics and morality? Would you like to be able to talk about economics academically but without much recourse to mathematical models? Would you like to dive deeper into the philosophy of economics?

Join us to read and discuss the textbook Economic Analysis and Moral Philosophy (Daniel M. Hausman and Michael McPherson, 2^nd edition) in an informal setting. Every week, we will read approximately 30 pages of the book at home, followed by a discussion about it moderated by CERGE-EI PhD student Kristina Jablonicka. 

Tuesdays, 16:30-17:00
Starting date: 27 September, 2016
Finishing date: 13 December, 2016

About the facilitator: Kristina Jablonicka
PhD student at CERGE-EI. In her spare time, Kristina likes to read great books, to read philosophical essays in the Ladislav Hanus Fellowship and to discuss controversial topics with her friends. Kristina also draws portraits, is translating the Manalive novel (Chesterton, 1915) into Slovak and plays the ukulele. 

Table of contents 

1. Ethics and economics?
2. Normative economics: two examples
3. How ethics matters to positive economics: two examples
Part I. Rationality and Morality:
4. Rationality
5. Rationality in positive and normative economics
6. Rationality, norms, and morality
Part II. Welfare and Consequences:
7. Utilitarianism and consequentialism
8. Welfare
9. Efficiency
Part III. Liberty, Rights, Equality, and Justice:
10. Liberty, rights and libertarianism
11. Equality and egalitarianism
12. Justice and contractualism
Part IV. Moral Mathematics:
13. Social choice and theory
14. Game theory
15. Pollution transfers and school vouchers - normative economics reconsidered
16. Economics and ethics, hand in hand

Participants who attend at least 75% of the sessions will obtain a Certificate of Attendance issued by CERGE-EI.