This paper complements evidence on the Allais paradox from advanced countries and educated people by a novel investigation in a poor rural area. The share of Allais-type behavior is indeed high and related to characteristics of “lacking ability”, such as poor education, unemployment, and...

My thesis contributes to the discussion about economic inequality using two different approaches, an empirical and an experimental approach. In the first part (paper one and two) I use an empirical approach to explain inequality in economic outcomes, here earnings. For the analysis, I use two...

We provide an experimental test of theories to explain differences in redistribution preferences across countries. We involved participants in standardized situations of redistribution in four Western countries, varying the relevance of self-interest and uncertainty over initial earnings. Demand...