Last month, three economists from the University of Zurich published a study suggesting that bankers, while serving in their professional capacity, have a greater tendency to be dishonest than the average person. The study, which I discussed previously, was based on a survey of roughly 200 employees at a large, presumably European, bank. Its timing, at least for the bank industry, could not have been worse, as bankers have only recently begun to mend the self-inflicted reputational damage suffered over the last few years. In defense of bankers: But there is another side to this story -- namely, the bankers' side. The ... (full story)