Economic Morality and Jewish Law

Economic Morality and Jewish Law compares the way in which welfare economics and Jewish law determine the propriety of an economic action, whether by a private citizen or the government. Issues explored include negative externalities, price controls, the lemons problem, the living wage, and short selling.

Preface ; Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; A Tale of Two Sermons (Derashot): Jewish Law's Deontological Ethics at Work ; The Sale of the Birthright and the Bilateral Monopoly Model ; The Coase Theorem as Treated in Jewish Law ; Price Controls in Jewish Law ; Reviving Yehoshua b. Gamla's Vision for Torah Education ; Aspect of the Lemons Problem as Treated in Jewish Law ; The Living Wage and Jewish Law ; Short Selling and Jewish Law ; Glossary ; Name Index ; Subject Index