The economics of nice folks

A basic tenet of economics is that people always behave selfishly, or as the 18th century philosopher economist David Hume put it, "every man ought to be supposed to be a knave."

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news133107666.html">The economics of nice folks</a></p> <p>A basic tenet of economics is that people always behave selfishly, or as the 18th century philosopher economist David Hume put it, "every man ought to be supposed to be a knave."</p>