Economics and the New Moral Sciences

Lecture 1. Economics and the New Moral Sciences The two other lectures that are part of this series are on Tuesday 14 https://youtu.be/tffFXdmsqGY and Wednesday 15 February https://youtu.be/uCO-Pycba-s

Hosted by the CEP Lionel Robbins Memorial Lecture Series

Speaker(s): Professor Jeffrey D Sachs

Chair: Lord O'Donnell Recorded on 13 February 2017 at Old Theatre, Old Building

In his 2017 Robbins Lectures, Professor Jeffrey D. Sachs will argue for a new Moral Economics built firmly on the foundations of the new moral sciences. The goal of moral economics is to promote wellbeing. A core principle is the cultivation of individual and group virtue to help guide the behavior of both individuals and groups in the global society.

Lecture 1. Economics and the New Moral Sciences.

During the past half century, a new moral science has emerged through the integration of research findings in several fields, including: Evolutionary Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, Game Theory, Philosophy, Economics, Politics, and History. The findings of the new moral science require a reformulation of the aims and methods of economics. A key lesson is the need to place moral thinking and the cultivation of virtue back at the center of economic design and policy.

The two other lectures that are part of this series are on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 February.

Jeffrey D Sachs (@JeffDSachs) is Professor of Economics at Columbia University, a leader in sustainable development, senior UN advisor, bestselling author and syndicated columnist. Gus O’Donnell is Chairman of Frontier Economics (Europe) and former Cabinet Secretary.

The CEP (@CEP_LSE) is an interdisciplinary research centre at the LSE Research Laboratory. It was established by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) in 1990 and is now one of the leading economic research groups in Europe.