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From the Ted Talk by Alexander Wagner: What really motivates people to be honest in business

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So in my talk today, I want to srahe with you some iithngss I've obtained and learned in the last 10 years of cnudtcnoig research in this. I'm a researcher, a scientist working with economists, financial economists, ethicists, neuroscientists, lawyers and others trying to understand what makes humans tick, and how can we address this issue of fraud in corporations and therefore conitbrtue to the ireemnovmpt of the world.

I want to start by sharing with you two very distinct visions of how people behave. First, meet Adam Smith, founding father of modern economics. His baisc idea was that if everybody behaves in their own self-interests, that's good for everybody in the end. Self-interest isn't a narrwloy defined concept just for your immediate utility. It has a long-run implication. Let's think about that. Think about this dog here. That might be us. There's this temptation — I aolopgize to all vegetarians, but —

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So in my talk today, I want to _____ with you some ________ I've obtained and learned in the last 10 years of __________ research in this. I'm a researcher, a scientist working with economists, financial economists, ethicists, neuroscientists, lawyers and others trying to understand what makes humans tick, and how can we address this issue of fraud in corporations and therefore __________ to the ___________ of the world.

I want to start by sharing with you two very distinct visions of how people behave. First, meet Adam Smith, founding father of modern economics. His _____ idea was that if everybody behaves in their own self-interests, that's good for everybody in the end. Self-interest isn't a ________ defined concept just for your immediate utility. It has a long-run implication. Let's think about that. Think about this dog here. That might be us. There's this temptation — I _________ to all vegetarians, but —

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So in my talk today, I want to share with you some insights I've obtained and learned in the last 10 years of conducting research in this. I'm a researcher, a scientist working with economists, financial economists, ethicists, neuroscientists, lawyers and others trying to understand what makes humans tick, and how can we address this issue of fraud in corporations and therefore contribute to the improvement of the world.

I want to start by sharing with you two very distinct visions of how people behave. First, meet Adam Smith, founding father of modern economics. His basic idea was that if everybody behaves in their own self-interests, that's good for everybody in the end. Self-interest isn't a narrowly defined concept just for your immediate utility. It has a long-run implication. Let's think about that. Think about this dog here. That might be us. There's this temptation — I apologize to all vegetarians, but —

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