Dishonesty and grants

Is Dishonesty Contagious

When an individual believes that peers are predominantly untruthful in a given situation, is he/she more likely to be untruthful in that situation? We study this question in deception experiments patterned after Gneezy (2005) and conducted in Arizona, California, and India. We find evidence that dishonesty is indeed contagious.

Awards and Grants

Dishonesty in scientific research.

Fraudulent business practices, such as those leading to the Enron scandal and the conviction of Bernard Madoff, evoke a strong sense of public outrage. But fraudulent or dishonest actions are not exclusive to the realm of big corporations or to evil individuals without consciences. Dishonest actions are all too prevalent in everyone's daily lives, because people are constantly encountering situ...

Fellowships Grants and Awards

Internship Opportunities in Bioethics The NIEHS is offering a limited number of internships in environmental policy and ethics. Interns participating in the Program in Environmental Health Policy and Ethics (PEHPE) examine policy issues and conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Potential projects examine issues in environmental regulation and policy, impact of new technologie...

Awards and Grants

The authors of the abstracts below will receive a diploma. The authors of the abstracts below will receive a cheque of 1000, free congress registration and a diploma.