In this chapter, we provide an overview of the empirical justice research done so far within
sociology and aim to contribute to a clearer understanding of what constitutes a sociological …

We study a fundamental conflict in economic decision-making, the trade-off between
equality, equity and incentives, in a new experimental game that nests a voluntary …

Behavioral hypotheses have recently been introduced into public-choice theory (Ostrom in
American Political Science Review 92: 1–22, 1998). Nevertheless, the individual intrinsic …

In this chapter, we present both macro-empirical and micro-experimental evidence of how
subjects redistribute resources. We identify a moderate level of redistribution both in macro …

Utilizing a simplified version of the Meltzer–Richard redistribution mechanism, we designed
a laboratory experiment to test whether it matters if voters were asked to decide on a tax rate …

We survey the empirical literature on ethical preferences, covering both survey studies and
incentivized laboratory experiments. Crucial axioms such as the Pigou-Dalton transfer …

Debating over efficiency-enhancing but inequality-increasing reforms accounts for the
routine business of democratic institutions. Fernandez and Rodrik (1991) hold that anti …

This study analyzes whether enabling people to get informed about redistributive
consequences is an effective measure to prevent equivalence framing in the domain of …

The paperreports the results of a laboratory experiment assessing the impact of social
position (endowment) and power (structurally advantaged or disadvantaged network …

Die Energiewende bürdet den Verbrauchern zunehmende Lasten auf, die diese vor allem
mit ihrer Stromrechnung zu begleichen haben. Die Ergebnisse der vorliegenden …