MARCOS PICCHIO
I'm currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health. Starting next fall, I'll be an assistant professor of philosophy at Oakland University in Southeast Michigan. I completed a PhD in philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in spring 2023. You can find my CV here.
My research focuses on ethical issues with the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in development economics and public health, or public policy experiments for short. I have additional research interests in the social contract tradition and economic methodology, especially their intersection. I've also recently started thinking about ethical questions raised by assortative mating.
You can reach me via email at mpicchio-at-gmail-dot-com. You can also find me on PhilPeople.
PUBLICATIONS
"What Role Should Equipoise Play in Experimental Development Economics?" Forthcoming in Economics & Philosophy (penultimate draft).
"What Is the Standard of Care in Experimental Development Economics?" Politics, Philosophy & Economics 23(2): 205-226. 2024 (penultimate draft).
"Rawls on Just Savings and Economic Growth," Journal of Ethics & Social Philosophy 27(2): 341-370. 2024 (open access).
Review of "Being Good in a World of Need, Larry S. Temkin. Oxford University Press, 2022, 432 pages," Economics & Philosophy 39(3): 516-521. 2023 (penultimate draft).
"When the ‘Realism of Assumptions’ Mattered: Milton Friedman’s Critique of the Phillips Curve," Studies in History & Philosophy of Science 94(C): 8-16. 2022 (penultimate draft).
TEACHING
Philosophy and Economics
Examination of ethical issues at the intersection of philosophy, economics, and public policy. Advanced course cross listed with economics department (Spring 2023 syllabus).
Contemporary Moral Issues
Philosophical analysis of select contemporary social and political issues. Intermediate writing intensive course (Fall 2022 syllabus).
Introductory Ethics
Survey of major ethical theories (Syllabus Outline).
Ethics in Business
Survey of various topics in business ethics (Syllabus Outline).