Is competition perceived as a fair procedure? We report data from laboratory experiments where a powerful buyer can … inform the debate on the fairness of market outcomes by showing that the use of a competitive procedure can, by itself …

-applicable model of path-dependent fairness preferences, in which past experiences shape preferences, and we experimentally test the …' fairness concerns, making them more likely to accept transactions in which they receive a low share of the surplus. Consistent …

important to be aware of the fact that the empirical basis of this literature relies to a large extent on experiments that do …-subject anonymity may create selfish incentives to engage in seemingly other-regarding behavior. If this were the case these experiments ….-- scrutiny ; anonymity ; laboratory experiments ; prosocial behavior …

differs from the students' distribution. In the general population, three types emerge: an inequality averse, an altruistic … of an inequality averse type in the student population is particularly striking considering the fact that this type …

developing countries. Our empirical analysis challenges the widely held view that inequality matters more for health in richer …We assess the effect of income inequality on life expectancy by performing separate estimations for developed and … countries than for health in poorer countries. Employing panel cointegration and conventional panel regressions, we find that …

the use of a whole set of preventive care treatments. Analysis is based on the first three waves of the Survey of Health …, poor and less educated people are more likely than the better off to use preventive care late, e.g. when health shocks … occurred or health problems already display symptoms. Finally, results suggest that access to treatments within a specialist …