Is Economics a Moral Science

A Response to Ricardo F. Crespo

Originally published in Journal of Markets and Morality

That political economy in its finest moments is a value-relevant discipline can hardly be disputed. The question is whether knowledge gleaned in the disciplines of economics and political economy can be both value-relevant and value-neutral.

That political economy in its finest moments is a value-relevant discipline can hardly be disputed. The question is whether knowledge gleaned in the disciplines of economics and political economy can be both value-relevant and value-neutral.

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