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Distributing Indivisible Goods Fairly: Evidence from a Questionnaire Study
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May 14, 2016
Abstract
We report the results of a questionnaire study on the fair distribution of indivisible goods. We collected data from three different subject pools, first- and second- year students majoring in economics, law students, and advanced economics students with some background knowledge of fairness theories. The purpose of this study is to assess the empirical relevance of various fairness criteria such as inequality aversion, the utilitarian principle of maximizing the sum of individual payoffs, the Rawlsian “maximin” principle of maximizing the payoff of the worst-off individual, and the criterion of envy-freeness (in the sense of Foley 1967).
Published Online: 2016-05-14
Published in Print: 2007-11-01
© 2007 by Lucius & Lucius, Stuttgart
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