Tuesdays, 4:30 – 6:30 PM | April 2 – May 21 | ZOOM

        Instructor: Ali Reza Jalili | Facilitator: Amanda Marsh

This course focuses on the relationship between ethics and economics. Commonly, economics is thought to be a value-free subject squarely based on rational calculations. In this course, we will explore and challenge that idea. I argue that all economic assumptions, models, and recommendations, consciously or subconsciously, are based on some ethical framework.  Understanding this point enables us to be more careful about our economic policies, ranging from fair wages to welfare and environmental policies.

Ali Reza Jalili is a Professor of Business a New England College. Dr. Jalili earned a BS in accounting and finance from College of Accountancy and Finance in Tehran, Iran, an MBA from James Madison University, an MA in economics from UNH, an MSA concentrating in risk management from Bentley University, and a PhD in business economics from UNH. He has over thirty years teaching experience at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels specializing in business economics and experimental/behavior economics.