In my new book with George Akerlof, Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception, we argue that unscrupulous behavior has to be factored into economic theory in a fundamental way. The economic equilibrium we live should be regarded, above all, as a phishing equilibrium, in which small-time individual dishonesty can morph into something more systemically important when it is carried on by business organizations under intense competitive pressure.
在我与乔治·阿克洛夫（George Akerlof）合著的新书《网络钓鱼：操纵和欺骗的经济学》（Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception）中，我们指出，不道德行为应该以一种根本性方法纳入经济学理论的考察因素中。我们所生活在其中的经济均衡首先是一种“钓鱼均衡”（phishing equilibrium），微不足道的个体不诚实如果由处于残酷竞争压力下的企业实施，就有可能演变成具有系统重要性的事件。是的，竞争有利于“犀利”人士和努力工作者，但也常常迫使他们时刻注意微妙骗局。