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One Weird Trick to Save $345 Billion

Harvard Business Review

According to the 2012 Taxpayer Attitude Survey, 87 percent of Americans believe that cheating on taxes is wrong. Moreover, 95 percent of those surveyed reported that their personal integrity affects their honest reporting on tax forms. The survey data captures what people think — but not how they act.

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The 4 Dimensions of Digital Trust, Charted Across 42 Countries

Harvard Business Review

Google has led off the new year by blocking websites that mask their country of origin from showing up on Google News. those who call up a car on a ride-sharing app, check news on social media or pay for an online transaction) and guarantors (e.g. We refer to these parties, respectively, as givers (e.g.

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