288. Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor?

Freakonomics Radio

• Episode: 288. Are the Rich Really Less Generous Than the Poor?
• Website: Freakonomics Radio
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• Duration: 00:42:24
• Published: 2017-05-25 05:00

A series of academic studies suggest that the wealthy are, to put it bluntly, selfish jerks. It's an easy narrative to swallow — but is it true? A trio of economists set out to test the theory. All it took was a Dutch postal worker's uniform, some envelopes stuffed with cash, and a slight sense of the absurd.