Title :

The Missing Type: Where Are the Inequality Averse (Students)?

Author(s) :

Fehr, Ernst [Auteur]
Universität Zürich [Zürich] = University of Zurich [UZH]
Epper, Thomas [Auteur]
IÉSEG School Of Management [Puteaux]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Senn, Julien [Auteur]
Universität Zürich [Zürich] = University of Zurich [UZH]

Publication date :

2023-04-20

English keyword(s) :

Social Preferences Altruism Inequality Aversion Preference Heterogeneity Demand for Redistribution JEL Codes: D31 D72 H23 H24
Social Preferences
Altruism
Inequality Aversion
Preference Heterogeneity

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Economies et finances

English abstract : [en]

The empirical evidence on the existence of social preferences-or lack thereof-is predominantly based on student samples. Yet, knowledge about whether these findings can be extended to the general population is still scarce. ...
Show more >The empirical evidence on the existence of social preferences-or lack thereof-is predominantly based on student samples. Yet, knowledge about whether these findings can be extended to the general population is still scarce. In this paper, we compare the distribution of social preferences in a student and in a representative sample. Using descriptive analysis and a rigorous clustering approach, we show that the distribution of the general population's social preferences fundamentally differs from the students'Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Collections :

• Lille Économie Management (LEM) - UMR 9221

Source :

Harvested from HAL