(Ebook) Practicing Professional Ethics in Economics and Public Policy by Elizabeth A.M. Searing, Donald R. Searing (eds.) ISBN 9789401773058, 9789401773065, 940177305X, 9401773068

(Ebook) Practicing Professional Ethics in Economics and Public Policy by Elizabeth A.M. Searing, Donald R. Searing (eds.) ISBN 9789401773058, 9789401773065, 940177305X, 9401773068

This volume explores the professional ethics of addresses the varied ethical needs of the professional economists and public policy professionals. Using terms and methods familiar to the reader, the book goes beyond the typical narrative of economics and morality to walk the professional through the process of ethical decision-making. Designed to be easy to navigate and applicable to everyday practice, this book includes a step-by-step illustrated guide through an ethical decision-making process using a methodology specifically tailored to economists and policy professionals. It describes numerous unique ethical tests and resolution methods which are utilized in a portfolio structure. The book also includes a brief and convenient catalogue of important figures in philosophy and ethics, translated into their policy applications; it concludes with candid advice from experts in different subfields on how ethics impacts their professional lives. This volume provides a foundation and framework for those in economics and public policy to implement a relevant practice of professional ethics both at and in their work.