Special Issue of the Journal of Economic Methodology, Guest Editor: Caterina Marchionni, deadline: June 13th, 2025

Economics has a significant influence on our societies, shaping worldviews and public policies both intentionally and unintentionally. With this influence comes profound responsibilities. But what exactly is the nature of these responsibilities? How should they be fulfilled, and how should they be distributed among the various actors who mediate the impact of economics on society? And most importantly, how do they constrain or interact with the epistemic duties of economists?

While epistemological questions surrounding economic models, evidence, and expertise are now well-established within the philosophy of economics, discussions of the moral and social responsibilities of economists in their various roles (modellers, consultants, advisors, etc.) as well as the role of values and interests in economics have lagged behind, often fragmented across distinct areas of inquiry. This JEM special issue seeks to bridge this gap by bringing together diverse perspectives on the following themes, broadly understood:
• Economics in society: its impact and its responsibilities
• The role of responsibility in guiding economic behavior and policymaking
• Ethical issues in science communication and economic advice
• Responsible practices in economic modeling and policy-making
• Responsible evidence-based economic policy
• Responsible and trustworthy expertise
• Normative analyses of performativity of economics science
• Economics and harm: the harm caused by economics and the economics of harm
• Epistemic (in)justice in economics and economic policymaking
• Social justice and economics
• Fairness in economics and economic policy

We encourage contributions that approach these topics from a variety of disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological perspectives.
Submission Deadline: June 13th, 2025. To submit your paper, please follow the instructions below.
For information please contact caterina.marchionni@helsinki.fi