Equity, Responsibility and the Cultural Dimension
We present questionnaire studies concerning equity judgments based on an axiom that underlies Rawls's difference principle. Our investigation, spanning over a period of fifteen years, was run at German, Austrian and Slovenian universities. We also modified two of our basic scenarios to check for responsibility aspects. Additionally, we included information on socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in a probit model. Answers depend on cultural environments, but results indicate some convergence over time. Responsibility considerations are important if they can be attributed to particular persons. Although overall explanatory power of demographic attributes is low, we observe significant gender differences. Copyright (c) The London School of Economics and Political Science 2007.
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2007
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Authors: | GAERTNER, WULF ; SCHWETTMANN, LARS |
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Economica. - London School of Economics (LSE). - Vol. 74.2007, 296, p. 627-649
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London School of Economics (LSE) |
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