{"id":3044,"date":"2017-09-30T20:38:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-01T02:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wacaustin.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3044"},"modified":"2017-10-01T20:10:17","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T02:10:17","slug":"put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is-why-what-you-buy-may-not-reflect-your-moral-values","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/wacaustin.org\/wp2015\/event\/put-your-money-where-your-mouth-is-why-what-you-buy-may-not-reflect-your-moral-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Why What You Buy May Not Reflect Your Moral Values"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Affairs Council of Austin, in partnership with the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business, is proud to present the Texas Enterprise Speaker Series.<\/p>\n

Looking at the world, it\u2019s easy to see that people \u2014 in general \u2014 are ethical. They give to charity, help their neighbors, love their children. And if you ask them if they\u2019re comfortable with sweatshops, child labor, or animal testing, it\u2019s no surprise that most will say they are not. For example, a recent (2013) ChildFund survey indicated that 77% of respondents would not buy clothing or other goods made with child labor. Contrast that statistic with the fact that the U.S. Department of Labor\u2019s list of goods produced by child labor in 2014 comprised of 139 goods from 75 countries, and that a large proportion of many popular goods (such as cocoa and diamonds) are made using exploitative labor. It is clear that there are inconsistencies between values and behavior.<\/p>\n

Join us for lunch on October 25 as behavioral economist and researcher Julie Irwin, a professor at the McCombs School of Business, explores consumer behavioral patterns to help expose some of the reasons why people\u2019s buying habits often don\u2019t align with their values.<\/p>\n

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