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Experimental Cournot oligopoly and inequity aversion

open access: yes, 2014
This paper explores the role of inequity aversion as an explanation for observed behavior in experimental Cournot oligopolies. We show that inequity aversion can change the nature of the strategic interaction: quantities are strategic substitutes for ...
Iris, D., Santos-Pinto, L.
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Basis risk, social comparison, perceptions of fairness, and demand for insurance: A field experiment in Ethiopia

open access: yesJournal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract Index insurance lowers agricultural risk but covers only covariate risks. Since farmers do not have complete insurance, they may develop mistrust of insurance when experiencing crop losses and not receiving payouts. Although recent innovations in remote sensing enable the provision of more complete insurance including coverage for ...
Berber Kramer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Driven by risk: Understanding reference‐dependent preferences using simulated auto racing

open access: yesJournal of Risk and Insurance, EarlyView.
Abstract Using data from over 56,000 simulated auto races worldwide, we analyze risk‐taking at the margins, consistent with reference‐dependent preferences. We show that participants' risk‐taking changes when a desired intermittent outcome is presented, sometimes at the expense of a more favorable expected end state.
James Hilliard   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

All in the family: Kidney donation in aging Japan

open access: yesMedical Anthropology Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines the ethical and cultural logics shaping living donor kidney transplantation in Japan, where donation is restricted to kin and deceased donation remains rare. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in a Tokyo‐area hospital, it analyzes how Japan's kin‐based transplantation regime contrasts with the utilitarian model dominant in
Amy Borovoy
wiley   +1 more source

Inequity Aversion May Increase Inequity in Majoritarian Bargaining [PDF]

open access: yes
Inequity aversion models have been used to explain equitable payoff divisions in bargaining games. I show that inequity aversion can actually increase the asymmetry of payoff division inside the coalition that forms in majoritarian bargaining games ...
Maria Montero
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Diet, Fruit and Vegetable Intake, and Nutritional Status in Fiji: A Scoping Review

open access: yesMaternal &Child Nutrition, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Increasing fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake is essential for transitioning toward healthier, more sustainable diets. To design effective intervention programmes to promote F&V intake, it is crucial to understand intake levels and dietary patterns across different demographic groups as well as populations' nutritional status.
Fusta Azupogo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Relational Contracts and Inequity Aversion [PDF]

open access: yes
We study the effects of envy on the feasibility of relational contracts in a standard moral hazard setup with two agents. Performance is evaluated via an observable, but non-contractible signal which reflects the agent´s individual contribution to firm ...
Julia Schmid, Jenny Kragl
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Effects of Causal Attributions on Fairness Preferences and Generosity in Loss Sharing: An Ultimatum Game Experiment

open access: yesMetroeconomica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of causal attributions (luck vs. effort), the cause of a loss (proposer vs. responder), and its type (individual vs. joint) on fairness preferences in loss sharing. In a loss ultimatum game with earned endowments (N = 246), players were willing to pay more of the loss if their lack of effort caused it, rather ...
Dikla Elisha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequality Aversion and Voting on Redistribution [PDF]

open access: yes
Mounting evidence shows that there is heterogeneity in aversion to inequality, i.e. that some people have a concern for a fair distribution. Does such a concern matter for majority voting on redistribution?
Wolfgang Hoechtl   +2 more
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Judaism, Philo, and Hegel's Theology

open access: yesModern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Hegel displays consistent interest in Judaism, but his presentation seems to differ widely between his earlier and later writings. Contemporary scholarly interpretations of this apparent change also differ widely. In this article, I present the interpretive problem as one of continuity‐discontinuity, and place the major scholarly treatments ...
Reed Frey, C.O.
wiley   +1 more source

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