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Guilt and Inequality in Dictator Games

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  • Pierpaolo Battigalli
  • Giovanni Di Bartolomeo
  • Stefano Papa

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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.

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  • Pierpaolo Battigalli & Giovanni Di Bartolomeo & Stefano Papa, 2024. "Guilt and Inequality in Dictator Games," Working Papers in Public Economics 252, Department of Economics and Law, Sapienza University of Roma.
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    1. Pierpaolo Battigalli & Giovanni Di Bartolomeo & Stefano Papa, 2024. "Guilt, Inequity, and Gender in a Dictator Game," Working Papers in Public Economics 248, Department of Economics and Law, Sapienza University of Roma.
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      Keywords

      guilt aversion; psychological games; dictator games; second-order beliefs;
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      JEL classification:

      • A13 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - Relation of Economics to Social Values
      • C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
      • D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
      • D64 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers

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