Social Position and Distributive Justice: Experimental Evidence

Kurtis Swope (), John Cadigan, Pamela Schmitt and Robert Shupp
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Kurtis Swope: Department of Economics, United States Naval Academy
Pamela Schmitt: Department of Economics, United States Naval Academy

No 200505, Working Papers from Ball State University, Department of Economics

Abstract: In a simple double-blind dictator experiment, systematically removing subjects’ levels of power and entitlement increases their choice of an income distribution generally consistent with Rawls (1971) concept of distributive justice, although choices are less unanimous and risk-averse than hypothesized

Keywords: Power; entitlement; justice; experiments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C91 D31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 8 pages
Date: 2005-06, Revised 2005-06
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