Honesty versus Cooperation
A Reinterpretation of the Moral Behavior of Economics Students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2800942 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laszlo Zsolnai (0000-0002-0213-7778, Budapest University of Economics and Business, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 707-712 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1536-7150.00241 |
| OpenAlex | W1580424899 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
A variety of empirical evidence suggests that economics students are less cooperative than are students in other disciplines. Anthony M. Yezer and his colleagues have recently provided a strong counter-example claiming that economics students behave in a more honest manner than do noneconomics students. Since honesty and cooperation are not the same quality, there might be no contradiction between these two claims. Economics students seem to re-present a special pattern of moral behavior that is characterized by respect for property rights and strong self-interest motivation simultaneously
Contradiction · Economics · Epistemology · Honesty · Law and economics · Microeconomics · Positive economics · Property (philosophy) · Property rights · Quality (philosophy) · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Ethics in Business and Education · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2008 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |