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Grimalda, Gianluca, Kar, Anirban and Proto, Eugenio (2012) Everyone wants a chance : initial positions and fairness in ultimatum games. Working Paper. Coventry: Economics Department, University of Warwick. Warwick economics research paper series (TWERPS), Volume 2012 (Number 989). (Unpublished)
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Abstract
Fairness emerges as a relevant factor in redistributive preferences in surveys and experiments. We study experimentally the impact of varying the probability with which players are assigned to initial positions
in Ultimatum Games (UGs). In the baseline case players have equal opportunities of being assigned the proposer position ñ arguably the more advantaged one in UGs. Chances become increasingly unequal across three treatments. We also manipulate the inter-temporal allocation of opportunities over rounds. We Önd that: (1) The more initial chances are distributed unequally, the lower the acceptance rates of a given o§er; consequently, o§ers increase; (2) Being assigned a mere 1%
chance of occupying the proposer role compared to none, signiÖcantly increases acceptance rates and decreases o§ers; (3) Players accept even extreme amounts of unequal chances within each round in exchange
for overall equality of opportunities across rounds. Procedural fairness ñboth static and dynamic - has clear relevance for individuals
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Probabilities -- Mathematical models, Chance, Games of chance (Mathematics), Economics -- Mathematical models, Inequalities (Mathematics), Economics -- Sociological aspects | ||||
Series Name: | Warwick economics research paper series (TWERPS) | ||||
Publisher: | Economics Department, University of Warwick | ||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||
Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 2012 | ||||
Number: | Number 989 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 49 | ||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Unpublished | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||
Funder: | European Commission (EC), University of Warwick | ||||
Grant number: | N. 029093 (INEQ), RD0616 | ||||
Adapted As: | Gianluca Grimalday , Anirban Karz and Eugenio Proto (2012) Everyone Wants a Chance : Initial Positions and Fairness in Ultimatum Games. Department of Economics, University of Warwick. (CAGE Online Working Paper Series, number 93). |
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