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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

SHOULD ECNOMISTS CREATE A CODE OF ETHICS

The Economic Industry's Code of Ethics Stands At: "Respect and Observe" but should there be a formal written code that every member of the cloth must swear and abide by.

An interesting discussion among economists about the need or lack there of for a code of ethics.

http://www.economist.com/economics/by-invitation/questions/do_economists_need_code_conduct

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