tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54836670660515842202024-03-14T06:40:08.800-04:00NISHMA FORUM: Moral HazardRabbi Ben Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13424122479105225620noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483667066051584220.post-17010797441103781802010-07-30T10:57:00.001-04:002010-07-30T13:38:59.826-04:00The Safe Side: The Role of Risk Aversion in Torah Observance<a href="http://www.nishma.org/articles/moral/risk1.html">Available on the Nishma website.</a>Rabbi Ben Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13424122479105225620noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483667066051584220.post-865023173199657402010-05-13T14:02:00.001-04:002010-05-13T14:04:52.664-04:00Introduction<a href="http://www.nishma.org/articles/moral/moral1.html">Available on the Nishma website.</a>Rabbi Ben Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13424122479105225620noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5483667066051584220.post-23990058502992507552010-05-07T14:59:00.003-04:002010-05-07T15:08:33.371-04:00Moral Hazard<span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><strong>MORAL HAZARD </strong>looks at Halachic issues from an economic mindset. Behind the pragmatics of economics is the scientific process of economics, and it stems from a unique outlook on society and decision-making, providing an effective language for investigations into Halacha.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nishma.org/articles/moral/moralindex.html">Article Archives can be accessed here.</a><br /><br />(The column title is taken from an economic term -- for a definition, <a href="http://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/moralhazard.asp" target="definition">click here</a>.)<br /></span></span>Chai Hechthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04045216061137457601noreply@blogger.com0