The National Council on Economic Education/John Templeton Foundation Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics?

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The National Council on Economic Education/John Templeton Foundation Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics? The students discover how a rabbit and a duck illustrate the way ethical judgments affect economic analysis.

Teaching the Ethical Foundations - Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics? Objectives The students will: 1. Recognize that positive economics relies on ethical assumptions and considerations. 2. Experience how definitions and the collecting of facts come bundled with ethical judgments. 3. Describe why ethical conduct is essential to the scientific process.

Teaching the Ethical Foundations - Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics? Field Research: Collecting the Evidence Visual 1.1 What caused such disagreement among the groups?

Teaching the Ethical Foundations - Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics? Field Research: How Bias Affects Perception Visual 1.2 What are the implications of this for economic research?

Teaching the Ethical Foundations - Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics? The Bottom Line Economists will do better work if they are conscious of the ethical choices researchers face, including the choices involved in positive economic research.

Teaching the Ethical Foundations - Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics? Assessment Multiple-Choice Questions 1.1 Researchers in economics A. face ethical issues only in normative economics. B. face ethical issues only in positive economics. C. face ethical issues in both positive and normative economics. D. face no ethical issues because economics is a science. 1.2 A moral hazard arises when a researcher A. is put in peril from dangerous workplace materials. B. has an economic incentive to behave unethically. C. is in jeopardy from being overly ethical. D. cannot behave ethically because of a legal restriction. 1.3 If productive resources are limited, scarcity implies that A. people will collect only the facts they consider most important. B. people will base their collection of facts solely on objective considerations. C. all facts are of equal importance to researchers. D. researchers don’t consider values when they collect facts.

Teaching the Ethical Foundations - Lesson 1: Does Science Need Ethics? Assessment (Continued) Essay Questions 1.1 In what ways are facts different from values? In what ways are they related in economic research? 1.2 What absolute moral values are necessary to conduct scientific research?