When It Comes to Ethics, B-Schools Get an F - “A subtle but damaging factor in this is the dominance of economists at business schools. While there is no evidence that economists are personally less ethical than members of other disciplines, approaching the world through the dollar sign does make people more cynical. This fact has been documented by data from an oft-cited experiment to test the standard economics teaching that, when offered the possibility, people will take a ‘free ride’ – and that it is ‘rational’ for them to do so.”