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How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms

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Teacher Turnover, Composition, and Qualifications in the Year-Round School Setting

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Against Inefficacy Objections

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Review of Why Does Inequality Matter? By T. M. Scanlon

A shorter version of this review appeared in the journal Poverty and Public Policy. (Here is an ungated PDF). T. M. Scanlon has established himself as one of the most important contemporary scholars of distributive justice, and so his publication of Why Does Inequality Matter…

Steven C. McMullenAugust 11, 2020

Articles & Essays Ethics General Economics

COVID-19 and Economic Calculation

This is the editor's introduction to the Spring 2020 issue of Faith & Economics. The journal's copyright policy allows me to post it here, but if you want to reference or share my writing, refer back to the journal. PDF on Faith & Economics website.…

Steven C. McMullenJuly 10, 2020

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Review of: Beyond Stewardship

This review appears here in the Spring 2020 issue of Faith & Economics. Their copyright agreement lets me post the full review here, but if you want to share this, please reference it back to the journal. PDF on the Faith & Economics website. A…

Steven C. McMullenJuly 10, 2020

Education General Economics

Why Colleges will not be Replaced by Online Education

This is the fourth in a series on the economics of higher education. The first three posts in this series can be found here: Higher Education and Covid-19Why Emergency Cost Cutting in Higher Ed is So DamagingShould Colleges Merge? Internet technologies have changed higher education…

Steven C. McMullenMay 27, 2020

Education General Economics

Should Colleges Merge?

This is part of a series on the economics of higher education in tough financial times. The other posts in this series, so far, are:Higher Education and Covid-19Why Emergency Cost Cutting in Higher Ed is So DamagingWhy Colleges will not be Replaced By Online Education…

Steven C. McMullenMay 9, 2020

Education General Economics

Why Emergency Cost-Cutting in Higher Education is so Damaging

This is the second in a short series on the economics of higher education. The other three posts are available here: Higher Education and the Covid-19 CrisisShould Colleges Merge?Why Colleges will not be Replaced by Online Education It is now almost not worth documenting the…

Steven C. McMullenApril 30, 2020

General Economics

Higher Education and Covid-19

This post is the first in a short series on economics and higher education. The other posts in the series are available here: Why Emergency Cost-Cutting in Higher Education is so DamagingShould Colleges Merge?Why Colleges will not be Replaced by Online Education The Covid-19 crisis…

Steven C. McMullenApril 27, 2020

Ethics General Economics

Letter: Welcome Refugees into Ottawa County

In anticipation of the vote by the Ottawa County Commission regarding the resettlement of refugees, I wrote this letter. Because this same debate is happening in counties all over the country, I share it here publicly. Dear Commissioners, In the coming week, you will all…

Steven C. McMullenJanuary 26, 2020

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Is a Vegan Diet Scalable?

I was recently contacted by a person inquiring about whether vegan diets are scalable. Given what I wrote about how expensive veggie burgers are, it is a legitimate question. If the Beyond Burger costs $3 for each patty, how is this realistic for most of…

Steven C. McMullenJanuary 23, 2020

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Can Baby Bonds Adress Historic Racial Injustice?

This paper was prepared for the ASE Sessions at the 2021 ASSA annual meetings. Abstract: The injustices that have been visited upon African Americans in the United States have a substantial economic legacy. The wealth gap between African American and White citizens is just one…

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Capitalism, Opportunity, the Welfare State, and Virtue

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Stewardship as an Environmental and Economic Ethic

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Polarization and the Academy

This post first appeared on CSR's Christ Animated Learning Blog. One of the clearest conclusions we can take away from the 2020 election season is that political and ideological polarization has continued to be one of the most powerful forces in our social life. In…

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Why Is College so Expensive?

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Can Higher Education Be Unbundled?

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Why Colleges will not be Replaced by Online Education

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Regulation, Licensing, and Poverty

There is a strong sense, particularly on the left and the populist right, that our market economy in the U.S. is not serving everyone well. The argument goes something like this: Those who have some wealth and good connections find an easy path to education,…

Articles & Essays

How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms

Teacher Turnover, Composition, and Qualifications in the Year-Round School Setting

Against Inefficacy Objections

Review of Why Does Inequality Matter? By T. M. Scanlon

COVID-19 and Economic Calculation

Review of: Beyond Stewardship

Why Colleges will not be Replaced by Online Education

Should Colleges Merge?

Why Emergency Cost-Cutting in Higher Education is so Damaging

Higher Education and Covid-19

Letter: Welcome Refugees into Ottawa County

Is a Vegan Diet Scalable?

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Why Colleges will not be Replaced by Online Education

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