Dr. Peter Dietsch

Biography

Peter Dietsch is a philosopher and economist, currently an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Université de Montréal. His research primarily focuses on economic ethics, particularly issues related to tax justice and the normative dimensions of monetary policy. He has contributed numerous articles to academic journals as well as public media. Dietsch is the author of 'Catching Capital – Ethics Tax Competition' published by Oxford University Press in 2015 and co-authored 'Central Banks Serve People?' published by Polity Press in 2018. His work often explores the intersection of distributive justice with various economic issues, examining how systems like taxation can be tools for redistribution. In 2017, he was nominated to the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists by the Royal Society of Canada, recognizing his contributions to the field. Additionally, Dietsch is involved in teaching and supervising graduate students, directing research in the intersection of ethics and economy within the Centre for Research in Ethics at his university.

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