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Question 1 English Language and Comprehension 2020 Medium MCQ +1.00 marks

Economists, ethicists and business sages persuade us that honesty is the best policy, but their evidence is weak. We hoped to find data that would support their theories and thus, perhaps encourage higher standards of business behaviour. To our surprise, our pet theories failed…

What did the author find out about the theory that honesty is the best policy?

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