When are people more open to cheating? Economic inequality makes people expect more everyday unethical behavior.

Economic inequality has been found to be associated with increased unethical behavior and an increased acceptance of unethical behavior. In this paper we explored whether higher amounts of perceived inequality lead to an increase in the expectation of unethical behavior. We tested whether people wou...

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Main Authors: Anita Schmalor, Adrian K Schroeder, Steven J Heine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294124