A meritocratic fairness ideal is generally believed to regard income inequality as fair if it stems from performance … lead individuals to support income redistribution, while also obtaining an assessment regarding to what degree …

We experimentally investigate multiple notions of equity in ultimatum bargaining with asymmetric outside options …. Building on the generalized equity principle formulated by Selten (1978), we derive three different equity rules that can … explain 43% of all offers. Our within-subject design further allows us to show that proposers use different equity rules and …

how fairness views themselves are affected by negative shocks. To answer this question, I conduct two experimental studies … investigating the causal link between income shocks and preferences for redistribution. While Study 1 exogenously manipulates within … an egalitarian fairness view. Participants who are relatively richer, by contrast, distribute resources proportionate to …

test potential adverse health effects of unfair pay using data from a large representative data set. Complementary to our … health, and fairness of pay …

Debates about affirmative action often revolve around fairness. Accordingly, we document substantial heterogeneity in … the fairness perception of various affirmative action policies. But do these differences translate into different …, either due to bad luck (discrimination), low productivity, or choice of a short working time. Higher fairness perceptions …