People care about source of money, attach less value to 'tainted' wealth

Tuesday, April 23, 2013 - 16:51 in Psychology & Sociology

(Phys.org) —It's no accident that money obtained through dishonest or illegal means is called "dirty money." A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that when people perceive money as morally tainted, they also view it as having less value and purchasing power.

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