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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 …
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-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 …
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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 …
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Bracketing is a mental procedure about how people deal with multiple tasks. If a decision maker handles all the tasks at the same time, it is called broad bracketing. If she handles the tasks separately, e.g., one or a few tasks each time, it is called narrow bracketing. This paper...
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This paper studies whether people can avoid punishment by remaining willfully ignorant about possible negative consequences of their actions for others. We employ a laboratory experiment, using modified dictator games in which a dictator can remain willfully ignorant about the payoff...
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Evidence from an experiment investigating the "house money effect" in the context of a public goods game is reconsidered. Analysis is performed within the framework of the panel hurdle model, in which subjects are assumed to be one of two types: free-riders, and potential contributors. The...
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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 …
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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 …
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Analyses of self-reported-well-being (SWB) survey data may be confounded if people use response scales differently. We use calibration questions, designed to have the same objective answer across respondents, to measure dimensional (i.e., specific to an SWB dimension) and general (i.e., common...
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The paper describes inequality trends in selected emerging economies (Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, China, India …, health status, employment and subjective well-being). Inequalities are analysed not only in terms of overall dispersion, but … of living). To the extent made possible by the nature of available data, measures of income inequality for these emerging …
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