The Wallet Experiment

THE WALLET EXPERIMENT Reader's Digest wanted to know how honest world cities were, so they "lost" 192 wallets in 16 cities -- that's 12 wallets in each city -- to see how many would be returned. Each wallet contained $50 equivalent of the local currency, as well as a name, phone number, family photo, coupons and business cards. Here's what happened: LONDON, UK 5/12 wallets returned MOSCOW, RUSSIA 7/12 wallets returned NEW YORK CITY, US 8/12 wallets returned HELSINKI, FINLAND 11/12 wallets returned WARSAW, POLAND 5/12 wallets returned BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 8/12 wallets returned BERLIN, GERMANY 6/12 wallets returned AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS 7/12 wallets returned PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC 3/12 wallets returned LISBON, PORTUGAL 1/12 wallets returned LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA 6/12 wallets returned BUCHAREST, ROMANIA 4/12 wallets returned RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL 4/12 wallets returned MADRID, SPAIN 2/12 wallets returned MUMBAI, INDIA 9/12 wallets returned ZURICH, SWITZERLAND 4/12 wallets returned By Lisa Mahapatra 9 to 12 wallets returned 5 to 8 wallets returned O to 4 wallets returned INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES Source: Reader's Digest, "Most Honest Cities: The Reader's Digest "Lost Wallet" Test