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A New Direction for Kuyperian Economics Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral EconomicsPapers & PresentationsTheology

A New Direction for Kuyperian Economics

A recent small conference hosted by the Journal of Markets and Morality inspired me to work out an argument that I started thinking through as I read some recent work on Neo-Calvinist economic thought. The result is this paper. I am already aware that there…
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Steven C. McMullenOctober 14, 2021
Can Baby Bonds Adress Historic Racial Injustice? Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral EconomicsPoverty and Inequality

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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Steven C. McMullenDecember 31, 2020
COVID-19 and Economic Calculation Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral 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.…
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Steven C. McMullenJuly 10, 2020
Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 5 Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral EconomicsPapers & PresentationsUncategorized

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 5

This post is the fifth in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…
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Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019
Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 4 Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral EconomicsPapers & PresentationsUncategorized

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 4

This post is the fourth in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…
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Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019
Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 3 Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral EconomicsPapers & PresentationsUncategorized

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 3

This post is the third in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…
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Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019
Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 2 Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral EconomicsPapers & Presentations

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians: Part 2

This post is the second in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents for the…
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Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019
Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians. Part 1 Articles & EssaysEthicsGeneral EconomicsPapers & Presentations

Objectivity and Ethics: Dialogue with Theologians. Part 1

This post is the first in a series about ethics, theology, and critiques of economic methodology. Each post is a portion of an early draft of a paper that is forthcoming in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies. Here is a table of contents, of sorts,…
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Steven C. McMullenJune 25, 2019
Waste and Efficiency in a Consumer Economy Articles & EssaysChapterEthics

Waste and Efficiency in a Consumer Economy

This essay appears in Multifaceted Explorations of Consumer Culture and Its Impact on Individuals and Society. (D. Burns, editor, IGI Global. 2018.) INTRODUCTION In many urban areas, both when it is legal and when it is not, you can find individuals gaining a large portion…
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Steven C. McMullenMarch 18, 2019
How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms Articles & EssaysEthicsFeaturedGeneral EconomicsTalks & Lectures

How Economic Liberalism can Undermine Moral Norms

There is a tendency for liberal institutions to push against traditions and practices. As a result, liberalism crowds out illiberal morality. Moral commitments that run counter to individual freedom are difficult to maintain in a liberal social, political and economic system, partly due to a…
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Steven C. McMullenDecember 8, 2018
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