In this paper we show that a simple model of fairness preferences explains major experimental regularities of common … pool resource (CPR) experiments. The evidence indicates that in standard CPR games without communication and without …

by eroding motivation. The present paper shows that intention-based reciprocity can cause such motivational crowding …-out if individuals differ in their propensity for reciprocity and preferences are private information. Not being controlled …

distributional equity. Fairness among agents with different preferences is taken into account by considering their marginal …

We report on several experiments on the optimal allocation of ownership rights. The experiments confirm the property …

-world dimension of free riding. In a cash-in-advance economy, free riding becomes a two-stage problem, while existing experiments only … the public good and leisure is valuable. Existing experiments start with a given number of “tokens” for each decision …

systematically refutes the self-interest hypothesis and suggests that many people are strongly motivated by concerns for fairness and … reciprocity. Moreover, several theoretical papers have been written showing that the observed phenomena can be explained in a … insights into the nature of preferences and into the relative performance of competing theories of fairness. The purpose of …

Is competition perceived as a fair procedure? We report data from laboratory experiments where a powerful buyer can … inform the debate on the fairness of market outcomes by showing that the use of a competitive procedure can, by itself …

by eroding motivation. The present paper shows that intention-based reciprocity can cause such motivational crowding …-out if individuals differ in their propensity for reciprocity and preferences are private information. Not being controlled …