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International inequity aversion and the social cost of carbon [PDF]

open access: yes
I define the rate of inequity aversion, distinguishing between the pure rate and the consumption rate. I measure the rate of aversion to inequality in consumption as expressed in the development aid given by rich countries to poor ones between 1965 and ...
Richard S.J. Tol
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Why might adults belong to outdoor walking groups? A qualitative study using photo-elicitation methods in a population with poor health and physical activity indicators [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Walking groups have multiple health benefits but walking interventions tend to be socially patterned and have the potential to increase health inequity.
Guell, Cornelia   +2 more
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Individual Heterogeneity in Punishment and Reward [PDF]

open access: yes
We design experiments to study the extent to which individuals differ in their motivations behind costly punishment and rewarding. Our findings qualify existing evidence and suggest that the largest fraction of players is motivated by a mixture of both ...
Leibbrandt, Andreas   +1 more
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‘The Other Parent’: A Critical Policy Analysis of Fatherhood Discourses in the Australian Government's Paid Parental Leave Scheme

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Australian paid parental leave (PPL) government scheme aims to support working parents through financial assistance and the promotion of gender equality in caregiving responsibilities. However, the scheme's implementation has been critiqued for its gendered design, which marginalises fathers and reinforces traditional gender roles.
Lily Lewington   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Developmental trajectories of inequity aversion across childhood to young adulthood in China: Insights from a digitally simulated anonymous context

open access: yesActa Psychologica
This study investigates the developmental trajectories of aversion to both disadvantageous and advantageous inequity in a large sample of Chinese students (N = 3190) across four educational stages: primary school, junior high school, senior high school ...
Weiwei Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Inequity Concerns in Social Networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper explores the role of social integration on inequity concerns. Using a three-phase experimental protocol we 6rst elicit a social network from a group of undergraduate students in Economics; in the second phase, 169 of these subjects have to ...
Bra\uf1as Garza, P.   +5 more
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Differences in Social Preferences - Are They Profitable for the Firm? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of heterogeneous (social) preferences on the weighting and combination of performance measures as well as on a firm’s profitability. We consider rivalry, egoism and altruism as extreme forms within the continuum of possible
Küpper, Hans-Ulrich, Sandner, Kai
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Superannuation Reimagined: Moving Beyond the Origins to an Indigenous Focus

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Retirement income systems, such as superannuation, are meant to be non‐discriminatory and consider disadvantage faced by members of society. There are significant differences between the life expectancies of Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples. The gap in life expectancies is not considered when determining when Indigenous peoples can retire.
Levon Ellen Blue   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inequality, Inequity Aversion, and the Provision of Public Goods [PDF]

open access: yes
We investigate the effects of inequality in wealth on the incentives to contribute to a public good when agents are inequity averse and may differ in ability.
Kölle, Felix   +2 more
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Executive Summary: Disability Employment Policies and Practices in Private and Federal Sector Organizations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Approximately one in six people has a disability, yet people with disabilities are often greatly under or unemployed compared to their non-disabled peers.
Bruyere, Susanne M
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