Exploiting moral wiggle room: experiments demonstrating an illusory preference for fairness
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- Authors
- Dana, J., Weber, R. A., & Kuang, J. X.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- Georgia Institute of Technology (US)
- Corresponding author
- Dana, Jason
- Venue
- Economic Theory
- Published
- 2006-09-23
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-80
- ISSN
- 0938-2259 (ISSN-L)
- 1432-0479
- OpenAlex
- W2170711847
- Cited by
- 1,445
- References
- 5
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- FWCI
- 48.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Game Theory and Voting Systems
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Keywords
- fairness, moral wiggle room, dictator game, generosity, self-image, self-interested behavior, social preferences
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