Economics 394EI - Economics and Ethics

Fall
2020
01
3.00
Itai Sher
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
59026
Fully Remote Class
isher@umass.edu
This course explores ethical questions and debates associated with a wide range of economic issues. The class will look at concepts of economic justice and fairness, motivations in economics, unintended consequences of economic choices, the role of government, corporate social responsibility, inequality, environmental challenges, and globalization. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Econ majors.
ECON 103/RES-ECON 102 &ECON104 Open only to Primary Econ majors until the Add/Drop period.
May be used to fulfill IE requirement for Primary Econ majors.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.