In a field experiment in China, we informed randomly selected workers that others received a higher wage for the same work. Compared to the uninformed but equally paid workers, the informed perceived their pay as less fair, but, surprisingly, increased their output without reducing quality....

Existing evidence points to a positive correlation between specific regulations and income inequality at a country or regional level, but little is known about how overall regulatory burden affects inequality at the local labor market level. Our study fills this gap by measuring local exposure...

Existing evidence points to a positive correlation between specific regulations and income inequality at a country or regional level, but little is known about how overall regulatory burden affects inequality at the local labor market level. Our study fills this gap by measuring local exposure...

In a field experiment in China, we informed randomly selected workers that others received a higher wage for the same work. Compared to the uninformed but equally paid workers, the informed perceived their pay as less fair, but, surprisingly, increased their output without reducing quality....