On the problematic link between fundamental ethics and economic policy recommendations

Journal of Economic Methodology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 263-297

  Johansson Stenman, Olof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ethics; Moral philosophy; Normative economics; Policy recommendations; Simplifying assumptions; Welfare economics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006176119     PISSN: 1350178X     EISSN: 14699427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501789800000016     Document Type: Article

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