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Appropriating the commons : a theoretical explanation
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - 2001
In this paper we show that a simple model of fairness preferences explains major experimental regularities of common …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398786
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Driving forces behind informal sanctions
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - 2005
theories of fairness and reciprocity capture these forces. We find that cooperators' punishment is almost exclusively targeted … between different fairness principles. Fairness theories that are based on the assumption that players compare their own … the defectors. Fairness theories assuming that players aim to minimize payoff inequalities cannot explain the fact that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267590
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The behavioral effects of minimum wages
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Zehnder, Christian - 2005
The prevailing labor market models assume that minimum wages do not affect the labor supply schedule. We challenge this view in this paper by showing experimentally that minimum wages have significant and lasting effects on subjects' reservation wages. The temporary introduction of a minimum...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267687
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Driving forces behind informal sanctions
Falk, Armin (contributor); Fehr, Ernst (contributor);  … - 2005
theories of fairness and reciprocity capture these forces. We find that cooperators' punishment is almost exclusively targeted … between different fairness principles. Fairness theories that are based on the assumption that players compare their own … the defectors. Fairness theories assuming that players aim to minimize payoff inequalities cannot explain the fact that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003031484
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The role of equality and equity in social preferences
Fehr, Ernst; Naef, Michael; Schmidt, Klaus M. - 2005
Engelmann and Strobel (AER 2004) question the relevance of inequity aversion in simple dictator game experiments claiming that a combination of a preference for efficiency and a Rawlsian motive for helping the least well-off is more important than inequity aversion. We show that these results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010440438
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On the Nature of Fair Behavior
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - 2001
exclusively based on preferences over the distribution of material payoffs. Models that take into account players' fairness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014171099
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The missing type : where are the inequality averse (students)?
Epper, Thomas; Senn, Julien; Fehr, Ernst - 2023
The empirical evidence on the existence of social preferences-or lack thereof-is predominantly based on student samples. Yet, knowledge about whether these findings can be extended to the general population is still scarce. In this paper, we compare the distribution of social preferences in a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014250969
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On the Nature of Fair Behavior
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - 2002
exclusively based on preferences over the distribution of material payoffs. Models that take into account players' fairness …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014128054
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The missing type : where are the inequality averse (students)?
Epper, Thomas; Senn, Julien; Fehr, Ernst - 2024
The empirical evidence on the existence of social preferences - or lack thereof - is predominantly based on student samples. Yet, knowledge about whether these findings can be extended to the general population is still scarce. In this paper, we compare the distribution of social preferences in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014496241
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Driving Forces Behind Informal Sanctions
Falk, Armin; Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2005
theories of fairness and reciprocity capture these forces. We find that cooperators’ punishment is almost exclusively targeted … between different fairness principles. Fairness theories that are based on the assumption that players compare their own … the defectors. Fairness theories assuming that players aim to minimize payoff inequalities cannot explain the fact that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703785