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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 … consequences? In a laboratory experiment, we study three different quota rules that favor individuals whose performance is low …
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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...
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We show with a laboratory experiment that individuals adjust their moral principles to the situation and to their … the fairness and unfairness of allocations in three different scenarios (a Dictator game, an Ultimatum game, and a Trust … same session we elicit again their principles regarding the fairness and unfairness of allocations in the same three …
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sequence in order to improve fairness. …
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to mitigate high intensity conflicts when the identities are common knowledge among rivals. …
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We compare inequality aversion in individuals and teams by means of both within- and between-subject experimental designs, and we investigate how teams aggregate individual preferences. We find that team decisions reveal less inequality aversion than individual initial proposals in team...
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The form of contests for a single fixed prize can be determined by a designer who maximizes the contestants' efforts. This paper establishes that, under common knowledge of the two asymmetric contestants' prize valuations, a fair Tullock-type endogenously determined lottery is always superior to...
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groups perceive a particular exchange as fair. We investigate racial differences in fairness standards using preferences for …
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behavior is almost non-existent. We study sabotage in tournaments in a controlled laboratory experiment and are able to confirm … ; relative performance scheme ; experiment …
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From an employer's perspective a tournament should induce agents to exert productive activities but refrain from destructive ones. We experimentally test the predictive power of a tournament model which suggests that within a reasonable framework productive and destructive activities are not...
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