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People's fairness preferences are an important constraint for what constitutes an acceptable economic transaction, yet … play an important role in shaping perceptions of fairness. Buyers used to high market prices, for example, are more likely …-dependent fairness preferences—either based on endogenous fairness reference points or based on shifts in salience—that can account for …
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We investigate the determinants of giving in a lab-in-the-field experiment with large stakes. Study participants in urban Mozambique play dictator games where their counterpart is the closest person to them outside their household. When given the option, dictators do a large fraction of giving...
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groups perceive a particular exchange as fair. We investigate racial differences in fairness standards using preferences for …
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fairness to their consumers. The theory relies on two psychological assumptions. First, customers care about the fairness of …
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's perception of product fairness. We discuss implications of our findings for financial planners hoping to help their customers …
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effect is driven by comparisons with higher-paid peers—suggesting concerns about fairness. Separations appear fairly …
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Using data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), we make two contributions to the literature on end-of-life transfers. First, we show that unequal bequests are much more common than generally recognized, with one-third of parents with wills planning to divide their estates unequally among...
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fairness related to relative effort …
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fairness to their consumers. The theory relies on two psychological assumptions. First, customers care about the fairness of …
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This paper provides an overview of the main theoretical elements and empirical underpinnings of a managerial power' approach to executive compensation. Under this approach, the design of executive compensation is viewed not only as an instrument for addressing the agency problem between managers...
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