Unequal Opportunities and Distributive Justice

Urs Fischbacher, Gerald Eisenkopf and Franziska F�llmi-Heusi

No 57, TWI Research Paper Series from Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut, Universität Konstanz

Abstract: There is well established empirical evidence that more redistribution occurs when luck rather than performance determines the earnings. We provide experimental evidence on how unequal access to performance enhancing education affects demand for redistribution. In this experiment, we can control the information about the role of luck and effort. We find that unequal opportunities evoke a preference for redistribution that is comparable to the situation when luck alone determines the allocation rather than performance. Furthermore, unequal opportunities reduce performance incentives.

Keywords: Distribution; Inequality of opportunities; Negotiation; Education; Experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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