Guilt aversion and inequality in dictator games

Pierpaolo Battigalli, Giovanni Di Bartolomeo () and Stefano Papa

Economics Letters, 2025, vol. 247, issue C

Abstract: We examine the interplay between guilt aversion and inequality in decision-making, specifically in the context of a dictator game. Considering different initial allocations of the surplus, we investigate how the material opportunity cost of reducing inequality influences sharing behavior, revealing a complex relationship among guilt-driven choices and material opportunity costs.

Keywords: Guilt aversion; Psychological games; Dictator games; Second-order beliefs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 C91 D01 D64 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112129

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