focuses on situations where some resource (for instance, a position, decision power, a bonus) has to be allocated between two … parties: the decision maker can either opt for sharing the resource or for using a random device that allocates the entire … prize to one of the two parties. By varying the relative situation of the decision maker with respect to the other party, we …

circumstance affects the decision making process and influences the ultimate individuals ́choices. In this paper, we focus on the … the decision and who is affected by it. Our results shows that social distance (i.e., whether the person affected by oneś … decision is an unknown stranger or a friend) is an important determinant when people decide on the behalf of others …