Inequality aversion among gypsies: a field investigation [PDF]
This paper presents a first attempt to measure inequality aversion among gypsies. We conducted an experiment among adult gypsies living at slums outside Vallecas (Madrid). To analyze this variable we use the mechanism provided by Kroll & Davidovitz (2003)
Angel Solano +2 more
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Mobility, Taxation and Welfare [PDF]
Income mobility is often thought to equalize permanent incomes and thereby to improve social welfare. The welfare analysis of mobility often fails, however, to account for the cost of the variability of periodic incomes around permanent incomes.
Araar, Abdelkrim +2 more
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What drives failure to maximize payoffs in the lab ? A test of the inequality aversion hypothesis [PDF]
In experiments based on the Beard and Beil (1994) game, second movers very often fail to select the decision that maximizes both players payoff. This note reports on a new experimental treatment, in which we neutralize the potential effect of inequality ...
Adam Zylbersztejn, Nicolas Jacquemet
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Inequality Aversion and Risk Aversion
, 2010 Trabajo presentado al congreso "New Directions in Welfare 2011 Congress: Inequality and Risk". Using self reported measures of life satisfaction and risk attitudes, we empirically test whether there is a relationship between individuals inequality and risk aversion.
Ferrer-i-Carbonell, Ada, Ramos, Xavier
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Leaky bucket in the real world: estimating inequality aversion using survey data [PDF]
, 2007 Existing evidence of inequality aversion relies on data from class-room experiments where subjects face hypothetical questions. This paper estimates the magnitude of inequality aversion using representative survey data, with questions related to the real-
Pirttilä, Jukka, Uusitalo, Roope
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(Over-)Stylizing Experimental Findings and Theorizing with Sweeping Generality [PDF]
Human decision making is a process guided by different and partly competing motivations that can each dominate behavior and lead to different effects depending on strength and circumstances.
Hartmut Kliemt +2 more
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The impact of inequality on social value orientation: an eye-tracking study
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionResearchers have developed the social value orientation (SVO) framework to describe prosocial tendencies. However, existing tools for measuring SVO lack sufficient attention to the effect of option inequality, driven by the inequality ...
Qian-Hui Wang +6 more
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Inequality Comparisons in a Multi-Period Framework: The Role of Alternative Welfare Metrics [PDF]
This paper considers the use of alternative welfare metrics in evaluations of income inequality in a multi-period context. Using Norwegian longitudinal income data, it is found, as in many studies, that inequality is lower when each individual’s annual ...
Elin Halvorsen +2 more
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When Equality Trumps Reciprocity: Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment [PDF]
Inequity aversion and reciprocity have been identified as two primary motivations underlying human decision making. However, because income and wealth inequality exist to some degree in all societies, these two key motivations can point to different ...
Bicchieri, Cristina, Xiao, Erte
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The Measurement of the Multidimensional Inequality Index in Urban Areas of Iran [PDF]
پژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2018 Inequality is a major problem in the developing countries. It is also an acute and critical subject in Iran compared with other developing economies. Besides the existence of inequality, its social effects have made its explanation crucial.
Hossein Raghfar +2 more
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