6 min listen
Paolo Mauro: Adding Ethics to Public Finance
FromIMF Podcasts
ratings:
Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Should the rich pay more taxes than the poor? Economists and public finance practitioners have traditionally focused on economic efficiency when answering questions like that, steering clear of any moral considerations that could be seen as subjective. But recent work by evolutionary moral psychologists suggests that a more human approach to policy decisions can lead to better policies that muster broader support. Paolo Mauro is Deputy Director in the IMF Fiscal Affairs Department. In this podcast, he says considering people's moral perspectives makes policy choices more politically feasible and sustainable. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3hudH8M
Released:
Mar 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Inclusiveness Essential to Growth, says Acemoglu: A nation's poverty or prosperity may have as much… by IMF Podcasts