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rationales: (1) balance (comparison, matching), often related to equality and fairness, or to the desire to avoid moral … associate efficiency, fairness, and the intrinsic quality of social relations. …
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that such “fairness spillovers” can incur large economic costs: a belief that there is unfairness in taxation in the sense …
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The question of whether lawyers and managers behave selfishly or fairly has inspired discussion for a long time. Empirical evidence, however, is sparse. Using data from an experiment with 359 law and business administration students, we investigate this question empirically and provide first...
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This study evaluates people’s concerns for distributive fairness (equality of outcomes and payoffs to those worse …-off) and reciprocal fairness (receiving what one is due based on one’s past actions) using dictator, ultimatum, and trust games … distributive fairness, we identify positive offers as first movers in both games as evidence of expectations of reciprocity by …
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In some cultures vast personal wealth is lauded whereas in others, it is viewed with suspicion and contempt. In recent years, a super rich elite of business people has emerged in China, and, given the country's cultural and socialist past, we believe that people are more likely to react...
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This paper differentiates between three motives behind punishment in a social dilemma: minimizing inequalities, retaliation against unfair acts, and spitefulness. The experiment shows that cooperators and defectors differently respond to intentions and thereby substantiates Falk et al....
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The question of whether lawyers and managers behave selfishly or fairly has inspired discussion for a long time. Empirical evidence, however, is sparse. Using data from an experiment with 359 law and business administration students, we investigate this question empirically and provide first...
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Equity in health has to be distinguished from equity in access to health care, or equity in the distribution of health care resources. We take as a working definition of health for our purposes the number of quality adjusted life years that a person may expect to enjoy over his or her lifetime....
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This article explores subjects in optimal income taxation characterized by recent research interest, practical importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout, the analysis highlights paths for further investigation....
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