Abstract. The present work of research analyzes the evolution of ethical values among economist students during the university year. The ethical values studied have been: trust, morality, relationships, social behaviors, the immigrants as labor force, attitude towards the work place, the accepted means of social protest, environment protection, voluntary activities. Surprisingly is that certain values, attitudes didn’t change at all during the analyzed period, for example the answer at the ethical dilemma, while other attitudes such as church trust, have known significant variances.

Keywords: ethics in business; ethical values of business; moral values; the culture and the ethics of business.