When Does It Make Sense to Cheat?
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This year has been full of cheaters. From bad boy pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli to the Patriots’ Tom Brady to Volkswagen, allegations and incidents of cheating have been front-page news fodder. But can an economic case be made in favor of such duplicitous dealings? Robert Stonebraker, a professor at Winthrop University, joins Aki and Tori to discuss how the decision to cheat is a rational one, and why it’s becoming easier to make thanks to globalization.
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