People's fairness preferences are an important constraint for what constitutes an acceptable economic transaction, yet … play an important role in shaping perceptions of fairness. Buyers used to high market prices, for example, are more likely …-dependent fairness preferences--either based on endogenous fairness reference points or based on shifts in salience--that can account for …

for instrumental purposes. We then present an experiment that tests these ideas in the laboratory and finds support for …

We conduct a lab-in-the-field experiment to identify parents' preferences for investing in their children. The … experiment exogenously varied the short-run returns to educational investments to identify how much parents care about maximizing …

In settings with uncertainty, tension exists between ex ante and ex post notions of fairness (e.g., equal opportunity … versus equal outcomes). In a laboratory experiment, the most common behavioral pattern is for subjects to select the ex ante … explanations by examining contingent planning and the demand for commitment. While the population appears to be heterogeneous, our …

We present a dictator game experiment where the recipients are local charities that serve the poor. Donors consist of … respondents an audiovisual presentation about the recipients. The experiment yields three main findings. First, we find …

Since formal rules can only partially reduce opportunistic behavior, third-party sanctioning to promote fairness is … business and not snitch on others. In a set of fairness games where a third party can punish unfair behavior, but players can …

groups perceive a particular exchange as fair. We investigate racial differences in fairness standards using preferences for …

Algorithms (in some form) are already widely used in the criminal justice system. We draw lessons from this experience …

effect is driven by comparisons with higher-paid peers--suggesting concerns about fairness. Separations appear fairly …