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…
Continue reading → The Case for a Designated Policy-Relevant Account of Explanations
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…
This is the third and last post to summarize our discussions about preferences. The previous two posts presented the question about the definition of preferences…
Continue reading → Revealed preference theory (3): what philosophers are for?
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…
Continue reading → Revealed Preference Theory re-examined (1): Can preference indicate choice?
