Economics

No Ethical Issues in Economics?

By Stuart Birks, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University, New Zealand k.s.birks@massey.ac.nz Abstract  For much economics research, ethics committee approval is not required. This is seen by some as indicating that there are no ethical issues in economics research. However, ethical research requires more than simply meeting regulatory requirements. If economics research has an … Continue reading »

Global financial crisis and economics …

Cognitive dissonance, the Global Financial Crisis and the discipline of economics. Adam Kessler [Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA] Abstract The global financial and economic crisis has produced a powerful shock to the worldview of an influential group of economists whom I call believers in laissez faire (BLF). I provide evidence which suggests that the BLF responded … Continue reading »