Discover what profit motive means, its role in economic theory, and how it influences decisions in business and taxation.

With each mass shooting like those in recent weeks, there is a familiar cycle. Just after the thoughts and prayers, and before the “never again,” we seek to understand why. The idea of motive for ...

Suppose you see somebody do something odd. How do you explain what they just did? If you have ever wondered what you would do in this situation, a new paper in Personality and Social Psychology ...