"Si él lo necesita": Gypsy fairness in Vallecas

Pablo Brañas-Garza (), Ramon Cobo-Reyes and Almudena Domínguez
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Almudena Domínguez: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

No 05/02, ThE Papers from Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Granada.

Abstract: "Si él lo necesita" (if he really needs it) was the most common argument given by the subjects who accepted the zero offer in the ultimatum game during experiments were conducted among illiterate (adult) gypsies in Vallecas, Madrid. Interestingly the acceptance of the zero offer was not a rare case but, in contrast, it was the modal value. This is even more remarkable if we consider that the 97% of the subjects proposed the equal split.

Keywords: Gypsies; fairness; social welfare; strategy method ultimatum game; bargaining. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 D64 C93 J15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2005-01-11
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