How to be kind? Outcomes versus intentions as determinants of fairness

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 106
Issue: 1
Pages: 19-21

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We propose a new experimental design to examine the effects of outcomes and intentions on fair behavior. The results indicate that costs matter for the perceived kindness of an action, whereas intentionality does not. In addition, the effects of costs are explained entirely by distributional fairness.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:106:y:2010:i:1:p:19-21
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29