When income depends on performance and luck: The effects of culture and information on giving

P. Rey-Biel; Roman Sheremeta; Neslihan Uler

doi:10.1108/S0193-230620180000020006

When income depends on performance and luck: The effects of culture and information on giving

P. Rey-Biel
, Roman Sheremeta
, Neslihan Uler

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Abstract

We study how giving depends on income and luck, and how culture and information about the determinants of others’ income affect this relationship. Our data come from an experiment conducted in two countries, the USA and Spain each of which have different beliefs about how income inequality arises. We find that when individuals are informed about the determinants of income, there are no cross-cultural differences in giving. When uninformed, however, Americans give less than the Spanish. This difference persists even after controlling for beliefs, personal characteristics, and values.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research in Experimental Economics
Publisher	Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Pages	167-203
Number of pages	37
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/S0193-230620180000020006
Publication status	Published - Dec 2018
Externally published	Yes

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Name	Research in Experimental Economics
Volume	20
ISSN (Print)	0193-2306

UN SDGs

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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

Keywords

Beliefs
Culture
Individual giving
Information
Laboratory experiment
Luck

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