The self-interest self fulfilling prophecy

The Fountainhead after all?

Great article, great Champagne example. It’s exactly why I think Latin America has a brighter future ahead.

Several years ago, I attended a dinner with a group of biologists that included a married couple. After describing the research about how economics training appears to inhibit cooperation, I asked whether anyone had ever done a study of whether males in biology were more likely than scholars from other disciplines to be unfaithful to their partners. The uncomfortable silence that greeted my question made me wonder whether I had stumbled onto a data point relevant for such a study.

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