Guilt and Inequality in Dictator Games

Pierpaolo Battigalli (), Giovanni Di Bartolomeo () and Stefano Papa

No 252, Working Papers in Public Economics from Department of Economics and Law, Sapienza University of Roma

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 complex relationship among guilt-driven choices and 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)
Pages: 12
Date: 2024-06
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