Yeah, maybe "result" is wrong. It's not a cause and effect. I probably should have said that having social and economic resources makes it easier to tell the truth, specifically in instances where the person knows they can easily withstand any negative consequences.
As an example: leaving a note when you accidentally damage another person's car.
Maybe, but the converse seems to also be supported: that ease in lying is the result of privilege: http://mors.haas.berkeley.edu/papers/Carney.HowPowerCorrupts...
If both the ability to lie frequently and/or tell the truth as a rule are the result of privilege, what explanatory effect does privilege have?