David Rose is a professor of economics at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Virginia. His primary areas of research are behavioral economics, organization theory, and political economy. His most recent book is titled The Moral Foundation of Economic Behavior (Oxford University Press, 2011), and he is currently writing a new book titled Why Culture Matters Most. David frequently contributes to policy debates through radio and television interviews as well as in op-eds in outlets such as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the School Choice Advocate, Forbes, the Washington Times, and the Christian Science Monitor. Today he will talk about "the empathy problem."