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Let the market decide : an experimental study of competition and fairness
Bartling, Björn; Grieder, Manuel; Zehnder, Christian - 2014
inform the debate on the fairness of market outcomes by showing that the use of a competitive procedure can, by itself …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010360299
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The missing type : where are the inequality averse (students)?
Epper, Thomas; Senn, Julien; Fehr, Ernst - 2023
The empirical evidence on the existence of social preferences-or lack thereof-is predominantly based on student samples. Yet, knowledge about whether these findings can be extended to the general population is still scarce. In this paper, we compare the distribution of social preferences in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250969
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Market experience is a reference point in judgments of fairness
Herz, Holger; Taubinsky, Dmitry - 2013
-applicable model of path-dependent fairness preferences, in which past experiences shape preferences, and we experimentally test the …' fairness concerns, making them more likely to accept transactions in which they receive a low share of the surplus. Consistent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009774351
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Does willful ignorance deflect punishment? : an experimental study
Bartling, Björn; Engl, Florian; Weber, Roberto A. - 2013
This paper studies whether people can avoid punishment by remaining willfully ignorant about possible negative consequences of their actions for others. We employ a laboratory experiment, using modified dictator games in which a dictator can remain willfully ignorant about the payoff...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009761739
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Pivotality and responsibility attribution in sequential voting
Bartling, Björn; Fischbacher, Urs; Schudy, Simeon - 2015 - Revised version, April 2015
This paper analyzes responsibility attributions for outcomes of collective decision making processes. In particular, we ask if decision makers are blamed for being pivotal if they implement an unpopular outcome in a sequential voting process. We conduct an experimental voting game in which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010243444
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Estimation of the house money effect using hurdle models
Engel, Christoph; Moffat, Peter G. - 2012
Evidence from an experiment investigating the "house money effect" in the context of a public goods game is reconsidered. Analysis is performed within the framework of the panel hurdle model, in which subjects are assumed to be one of two types: free-riders, and potential contributors. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009569530
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Voice and punishment : a global survey experiment on tax morale
Sjoberg, Fredrik M.; Mellon, Jonathan; Peixoto, Tiago; … - 2019
An online survey experiment spanning 50 countries finds sizable improvements in tax morale when (a) the salience of anti-corruption efforts is increased and (b) citizens are allowed to voice their expenditure preferences to the government. These results hold very broadly across a uniquely large...
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Trickle down tax morale : a cross country survey experiment
Mellon, Jonathan; Peixoto, Tiago; Sjoberg, Fredrik M.; … - 2021
Studies have encouraged pro-social behavior by experimentally manipulating people's views of what others like them tend to do (descriptive norms). These studies positively change behaviors, including charitable giving, littering, organ donation, and tax compliance. This paper argues that these...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434703
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Other-regarding preferences and redistributive politics
Epper, Thomas; Fehr, Ernst; Senn, Julien - 2020
Increasing inequality and associated egalitarian sentiments have again put redistribution on the political agenda …. Support for redistribution may also be affected by altruistic and egalitarian preferences, but knowledge about the … redistribution in a broad sample of the Swiss population. Based on a recently developed non-parametric clustering procedure, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012154186
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Fairness and inequality in institution formation
Detemple, Julian; Kosfeld, Michael - 2023
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014370503