Smith's conceptualization of corporate social responsibility is highly relevant to 21st century global and national policies. Its fundamental conceptualization of the social role of property and the moral importance of socially inclusive policies are apparent in contemporary legal, economic, and moral discourse. Moreover, Smith's arguments outweigh current justifications for CSR and offers better and solid arguments.
I recently read a surprising statement by top officials in the Bank of Israel (BOI), the country’s central bank. They made public their disappointment from…
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During my years of studying Economics, from the Bachelor's Degree to my current status as a Ph.D. student, I have gradually come to acknowledge the…
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The last post has briefly surveyed the methodological linkage between preferences and choice. The aim of this post – the 2nd in our posts on…
A well-known phenomenon with Ph.D. students is that they often push so hard on writing something new, that they forget the basics. A similar thing…
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The Khavruta: Philosophy of Economics 