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Contractual preferences and moral biases: social identity and procedural fairness in the exclusion game experiment

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  • Timo Tammi, 2011. "Contractual preferences and moral biases: social identity and procedural fairness in the exclusion game experiment," Constitutional Political Economy, Springer, vol. 22(4), pages 373-397, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:copoec:v:22:y:2011:i:4:p:373-397
    DOI: 10.1007/s10602-011-9111-2
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    Keywords

    Conformist preferences; Fairness; Social identity; Moral bias; C7; C9; D63; D86;
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    JEL classification:

    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
    • C9 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • D86 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Economics of Contract Law

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