Bribing vs. signalling | Marketplace Dept. of Behavioral Economics

The recession has made untamed jungles out of many office environments. Employees have had to adapt their behavior to the changing climate or suffer extinction... or are there other survival options available to cubicle denizens? Marketplace's Dalasie Michaelis and "Undercover Economist" Tim Harford explore options.

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[Jason Haines]

Yes, I laughed at loud. :)

[relaxedmoody]

very well done...

[olegil2]

oh (appropriate deity or close family member of deity), I hope not.

This was actually professionally done ;-)

Loved the soundtrack!

[negkreyol21]

he has cahones lol... my boss ask me to clean rodent feces and piss off some dog crates and i did it, even though i did not want too and later on found out it was in my rights to refuse any work that was deemed unsafe

[elpresidio]

I wonder if this is going to develop into something like "The Office"?

[yonaetc]

Ha ha ha : )!!! Thank you very much : )! I would also like to learn more about the money market .... forex etc. I am just beginning my education : )!

[DUBAIDREAMZ6]

oh! yeah i forgot that sound kept coming!!!!!thanks..can u guys do a video on how a currency get appreciated and depreciated?

[cmimanagers]

Superb stuff, very good :) Nice 'Attenborough' too Tim.

[italianchappy]

> i assume its your real office guys!!!!

Nope ! It's an artificial environment created purposefully for the documentary. The real environment where Marketplace guys work is a semiervergreen Seasonal and Monsson Forests. Don't you hear the background sound they forgot to replace with typical office's rumors ? :)

[Harry Garret]

I love your videos!