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- Title
What Public Policy Can Be: An Interview with Matthew Adler.
- Abstract
This document is an interview with Matthew Adler, a professor of Law and Economics, Philosophy, and Public Policy at Duke University. Adler discusses his career trajectory, including his interest in Law and Economics and his shift to social welfare functions. He also talks about his experiences as a law clerk for Judge Harry Edwards and Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. The interview covers topics such as cost-benefit analysis, Kaldor-Hicks efficiency, and his views on interdisciplinary work in law, economics, and philosophy. The text discusses the author's experience as a law clerk and their transition into academia. They highlight the importance of legal analysis and how it can lead to finding the right answers in legal research. The author also discusses their interest in philosophy and the analytical reasoning skills they developed as a law clerk. They mention their work in administrative law and cost-benefit analysis, emphasizing the interdisciplinary nature of their research. The author values collaboration with scholars from different disciplines and believes it is important to find co-authors who bring unique perspectives to the table. The text discusses the importance of collaboration in academic research and the author's personal experiences with collaboration. It also touches on the author's philosophical convictions and their motivation for using the social welfare function approach in their work. The author explains the components of the social welfare function approach and the restrictions imposed on it. They also address the use of the approach in evaluating concepts like justice, poverty, and inequality. The text discusses the motivation behind using the social welfare function approach to evaluate well-being
- Subjects
GOVERNMENT policy; MONEY laundering; SOCIAL choice; LEGAL education; PHILOSOPHY of economics; POLITICAL science; OPTIMAL taxation; MORAL education
- Publication
Erasmus Journal for Philosophy & Economics, 2023, Vol 16, Issue 2, p201
- ISSN
1876-9098
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.23941/ejpe.v16i2.820