Economics of Ethics and the Ethics of Economics

Edited by the late Geoffrey Brennan, formerly Professor of Economics, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University, Canberra, Professor of Philosophy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US and Professor of Political Science, Duke University, US and the late Giuseppe Eusepi, formerly Professor of Public Finance, Department of Law and Economics of Productive Activities, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

'Economics and ethics are succumbing to the pull of disciplinary specialisation at their own peril. This volume represents a necessary and most welcome reminder of some ways in which the two are intertwined. How do economic preferences relate to ethical values? What are the motivational underpinnings on which we should base a theory of choice? What explains compliance with rules, and with tax legislation in particular? Any economist or political philosopher interested in these questions must read this book.'

• Contents:Introduction: Ethics vs Economics – In Praise of the ‘Disciplined’ Life?Geoffrey Brennan and Giuseppe EusepiPART I: PATHWAYS THROUGH PRICES AND VALUES1. Ethics and the Extent of the MarketJames M. Buchanan2. Value and Values, Preferences and Price: An Economic Perspective on Ethical QuestionsGeoffrey Brennan and Giuseppe Eusepi3. An Economist’s Plaidoyer for a Secular Ethics: The Moral Foundation and Social Role of Critical RationalismStefano Gorini4. Conceptual Confusions, Ethics and EconomicsHartmut KliemtPART II: MONEY AND MEDALS: THE ROLE OF MOTIVATIONS IN COLLECTIVE CHOICES 5. Awards: A View from EconomicsBruno S. Frey and Susanne Neckermann6. Assessing Collective Decision-making Processes: The Relevance of MotivationPhilip Jones7. Positive Constraints on Normative Political TheoryGeoffrey Brennan and Alan HamlinPART III: POLITICAL MARKET PROCESSES AND LIBERAL ETHICS: TAX FAIRNESS VS TAX MORALE8. The Deregulation of the Political Process: Towards an International Market for Good PoliticsReiner Eichenberger and Michael Funk9. Do We Really Know Much About Tax Non-compliance?Lars P. Feld10. Searching for Fairness in Taxation: Lessons from the Italian School of Public FinanceLuisa Giuriato11. Cooperation, Reciprocity and Self-esteem: A Theoretical ApproachMarcello Basili and Maurizio FranziniIndex