What can't money buy?
From Crossing Channels by Bennett School of Public Policy & Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse
March 9, 2026 · 28 min · Season 5 · Episode 5
About this episode
The episode discusses the limits of markets and the intersection of economic reasoning with moral values.
In this episode of Crossing Channels, Anna Alexandrova and Léo Fitouchi talk to Richard Westcott about the limits of markets and what happens when economic reasoning meets moral values. They explore why some things – such as dignity, fairness and trust – sit uneasily with prices, and how attempts to measure wellbeing can reshape what societies consider valuable. The conversation also examines how monetary incentives sometimes crowd out moral motivations, why people react strongly ...
People in this episode
Hosts: Anna Alexandrova, Léo Fitouchi
Guest: Richard Westcott
Topics covered
- markets
- moral values
- wellbeing
- dignity
- fairness
- trust
Keywords
- money
- markets
- moral motivations
- wellbeing
- economic reasoning
- dignity
- fairness
- trust
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