If you majored in economics back in college, then congratulations on being an awful human being! At least that's what this blog post by Adam Grant in Psychology Today is claiming.
The article had quoted a Cornell study which revealed how economists are overall less charitable, more deceitful and less likely to be concerned with fairness In other words, majoring in economics also made you more likely to be a major asshole:
"Along with directly learning about self-interest in the classroom, because selfish people are attracted to economics, students end up surrounded by people who believe in and act on the principle of self-interest. Extensive research shows that when people gather in groups, they develop even more extreme beliefs than where they started. Social psychologists call this group polarization. By spending time with like-minded people, economics students may become convinced that selfishness is widespread and rational―or at least that giving is rare and foolish."
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