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arcticpenguin
16th March 2003, 11:09 AM
http://www.nature.com/nsu/030310/030310-8.html

Study show that we reward people who trust us and punish those who don't.


Defining the way we relate to each other scientifically should help social scientists and economists to update their models. Economics is dominated by the idea that everyone operates in his or her own best interests, explains Bewley. "If you can find experimental evidence to the contrary, people are forced to take notice."

Walter Wayne
16th March 2003, 11:19 AM
Just wanted to say. Cool.


Walt

espritch
16th March 2003, 12:32 PM
Ummm...wouldn't it be in one's own self interest to have others trust you? I sure wouldn't lend money to someone I didn't trust.

arcticpenguin
16th March 2003, 12:45 PM
Originally posted by espritch
Ummm...wouldn't it be in one's own self interest to have others trust you? I sure wouldn't lend money to someone I didn't trust.
Did you actually read the article? They mentioned some examples, such as threatening the person if they didn't pay up, or threatening to fire workers if they don't do a good job.