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Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? Evidence from the lab

Barr, Abigail; Hochleitner, Anna; Sonderegger, Silvia - 2023

In this paper we study the relationship between inequality and social instability. While the argument that inequality … the causal relationship running from inequality to instability. Specifically, we conduct a laboratory experiment. In the … comes at the cost of inter-group inequality. In the second half of the experiment, we vary the extent of the inequality …

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Heterogeneity and cooperation in privileged groups: The role of capability and valuation on public goods provision

Kolle, Felix - 2012

We experimentally investigate cooperation in privileged groups which according to Olson (1965) are groups in which at least one member has an incentive to supply a positive amount of the public good. More specifically, we analyze group member heterogeneity with respect to two dimensions:...

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The value of vulnerability: The transformative capacity of risky trust

Bruni, Luigino; Tufano, Fabio - 2015

The "grammar of trust" is one the most explored loci in game theory and behavioural economics. However, still much needs to be understood about the nature of trust in non-enforceable, personalised interactions, in markets and within organizations. This experimental study aims at contributing to...

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The value of vulnerability: The transformative capacity of risky trust

Bruni, Luigino; Tufano, Fabio - 2016

The 'grammar of trust' is one of the most explored loci in behavioural and experimental economics. This experimental study aims at contributing to the understanding of new dimensions of trust by exploring how risky trust may foster a trustee's behavioural change. It investigates trustee's...

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Determinants of revolt: Evidence from survey and laboratory data

Abbink, Klaus; Pezzini, Silvia - 2005

This paper examines determinants of revolutionary behaviour. We study the role of freedom of communication, repression of opposition and the government's selfishness. Combining econometric analysis of survey data with a laboratory experiment, we analyse how these factors affect preferences for...

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How alliances form and conflict ensues

Dong, Lu; Huang, Lingbo; Lien, Jaimie W.; Zheng, Jie - 2021

In a social network in which friendly and rival bilateral links can be formed, how do alliances between decision-makers form, and what determines whether a conflict will arise? We study a network formation game between ex-ante symmetric players in the laboratory to examine the dynamics of...

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Fairness in times of crisis: Negative shocks, relative income and preferences for redistribution

Hochleitner, Anna - 2022

While economic crises tend to raise questions about a fair distribution of resources, less is known about whether and how fairness views themselves are affected by negative shocks. To answer this question, I conduct two experimental studies investigating the causal link between income shocks and...

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Gift exchange and workers' fairness concerns: When equality is unfair

Abeler, Johannes; Altmann, Steffen; Kube, Sebastian; … - 2009

We study how different payment modes inuence the effectiveness of gift exchange as a contract enforcement device. In particular, we analyze how horizontal fairness concerns affect performance and efficiency in an environment characterized by contractual incompleteness. In our experiment, one...

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Cooperation, discounting, and the effects of delayed costs and benefits

Kölle, Felix; Lauer, Thomas - 2018

Numerous studies have investigated how people resolve intertemporal trade-offs in individual decision making, but little is known about how the timing of costs and benefits affects behavior in strategic decision situations. Here, we experimentally study how delayed costs and/or benefits affect...

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Social reference points and real-effort provision

Maus, Patrick; Montero, María; Sefton, Martin - 2023

change in behavior in our incentivized environment. We relate our results to recent studies of inequality and effort …

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