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If I do not ask for help, it does not mean I do not need it : experimental analysis of recipients' procedural preferences for redistribution

Kandul, Serhiy; Nikolaychuk, Olexandr - 2017

Experimental literature on pro-social behavior has been largely focused on settings where the decision of donors is sufficient for an interaction to occur. However, in many real-life applications recipients first have to ask donors for help to initiate the transaction. We suggest that this first...

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I win it's fair, you win it's not : selective heeding of merit in ambiguous settings

Kandul, Serhiy; Nikolaychuk, Olexandr - 2021

procedure. We also discuss the perceptions of fairness and merit as potential drivers of the observed behavioral phenomenon. …

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Dissecting inequality-averse preferences

Bergolo, Marcelo; Burdín, Gabriel; Burone, Santiago; … - 2021

Although different approaches and methods have been used to measure inequality aversion, there remains no consensus about its drivers at the individual level. We conducted an experiment on a sample of more than 1800 first-year undergraduate economics and business students in Uruguay to...

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Self-serving redistributive preferences among natives and immigrants in the UK

Dezső, Linda; Koch, Christian - 2024

In an online experiment, we examine how ingroup bias and fairness concerns shape the redistributive preferences of UK … eliminated when it disproportionately harmed the partner. Their fairness beliefs showed evidence of egocentric norm adoption … Partner unverhältnismäßig schadete. Ihre Fairness-Überzeugungen zeigten Hinweise auf egozentrische Normübernahme: Sie …

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Luck or rights? : an experiment on preferences for redistribution following inheritance of opportunity

Lekfuangfu, Warn N.; Powdthavee, Nattavudh; Riyanto, … - 2022

We experimentally investigate whether people generally perceive inheritance as effort-induced or luck-induced. By randomly matched two strangers in a lab setting, we test whether the sources of opportunity handed down from the 'testator' subjects determines later redistributive decisions among...

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Guilt aversion and redistributive politics : a moral intuitionist approach

Le Garrec, Gilles - 2013

show that people do care about fairness in their demand for redistribution. In this article, in the spirit of the "new …

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The tragedy (or virtue?) of in-kind redistribution : how the poor pays for the rich's status concerns

Schumacher, Jan - 2008

The model describes a two person economy, in which one individual with positive exogenous income is altruist towards an individual with no income. The rich individual cares for her own social status. She evaluates her status by comparing disposable net cash incomes. When deciding on the size and...

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Social norms on rent seeking and preferences for redistribution

Sabatini, Fabio; Sarracino, Francesco; Yamamura, Eiji - 2014 - Preprint

Empirical studies have shown that preferences for redistribution are significantly correlated with expectations of future mobility and the belief that society offers equal opportunities. We add to previous research by investigating the role of individual and social norms on rent seeking. We find...

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Income Inequality and Social Preferences for Redistribution and Compensation Differentials

Kerr, William - 2012

In cross-sectional studies, countries with greater income inequality typically exhibit less support for government-led redistribution and greater acceptance of wage inequality (e.g., United States versus Western Europe). If individual nations evolve along this pattern, a vicious cycle could form...

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Redistribution and Beliefs about the Source of Income Inequality

Valero, Vanessa - 2020

Previous literature demonstrates that beliefs about the determinants of income inequality play a major role in individual support for income redistribution. This study investigates how people form beliefs regarding the extent to which work versus luck determines income inequality. Specifically,...

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