Luck-based versus merit-based income shifts fairness perceptions and promotes cooperation in a public goods game.

We experimentally study the impact of merit- and luck-based inequalities on cooperative behaviour and fairness perceptions. Using a sample from non-student populations (N  = 542), we examine behaviour in one-shot public good games (PGG) in treatments where individuals' income is randomly allocated (...

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Publicado en:Oxford Economic Papers Vol. 78; no. 2; pp. 335 - 350
Autores principales: Drouvelis, Michalis, Qiu, Zeyu
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Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Apr2026
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