WHO: National Science Foundation
WHAT: NSF gave a grant to Dr. Melayne McInnes, an associate professor in economics at the University of South Carolina’s Darla Moore School of Business.
WHY IT’S AN OUTRAGE: The “experimental economist” and one of her students offered grant money to study subjects to determine whether birth order affected an individual’s willingness to make risky financial decisions.
WHERE TO VENT: Call NSF at: (703) 292-5111.
