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MAY 14, 2012
Male Professionals with Higher Ethical Standards Earn Less
Although companies have focused greater attention on the need for
ethical practices over the past few decades, male business
professionals who self-report high ethical character earn, on average,
3.4% less than their peers who don't report having such standards,
according to an analysis of data on thousands of students by Andrew
Hussey of the University of Memphis. Moreover, men who reported that
their MBA programs enhanced their ethical standards received 6.5%
lower wages than men who reported no such gain. For women, the
situation is different: Female professionals who self-report high
ethical standards receive no pay penalty, and women who said that
their schooling had raised their standards received a premium
averaging 5.5%.
Source: The effect of ethics on labor market success: Evidence from MBAs