An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior
In a meritocratic system, people are compensated on the basis of their individual ability, whereas in an egalitarian system people are equally compensated. Essentially, in the latter system high performers are taxed and subsidize underperformers. Would differences in income redistribution procedures...
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| author | Riyanto, Yohanes Eko Zhang, Jianlin |
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| description | In a meritocratic system, people are compensated on the basis of their individual ability, whereas in an egalitarian system people are equally compensated. Essentially, in the latter system high performers are taxed and subsidize underperformers. Would differences in income redistribution procedures affect people's pro-social behavior? In experiments, we found that people are more generous toward strangers in an egalitarian treatment than in a meritocratic treatment. Interestingly, being taxed does not reduce the generosity of high performers, whereas being subsidized significantly increases the generosity of low performers. (JEL C91, D63, D64) |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1015622020-03-07T12:10:41Z An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior Riyanto, Yohanes Eko Zhang, Jianlin School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology In a meritocratic system, people are compensated on the basis of their individual ability, whereas in an egalitarian system people are equally compensated. Essentially, in the latter system high performers are taxed and subsidize underperformers. Would differences in income redistribution procedures affect people's pro-social behavior? In experiments, we found that people are more generous toward strangers in an egalitarian treatment than in a meritocratic treatment. Interestingly, being taxed does not reduce the generosity of high performers, whereas being subsidized significantly increases the generosity of low performers. (JEL C91, D63, D64) 2014-06-12T09:17:56Z 2019-12-06T20:40:37Z 2014-06-12T09:17:56Z 2019-12-06T20:40:37Z 2014 2014 Journal Article Riyanto, Y. E., & Zhang, J. (2014). An egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behaviour. Economic Inquiry, 52(3), 1027-1039. 0095-2583 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101562 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19721 10.1111/ecin.12090 en Economic inquiry © 2014 Western Economic Association International. |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology Riyanto, Yohanes Eko Zhang, Jianlin An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior |
| title | An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior |
| title_full | An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior |
| title_fullStr | An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior |
| title_short | An Egalitarian system breeds generosity: The impact of redistribution procedures on pro-social behavior |
| title_sort | egalitarian system breeds generosity the impact of redistribution procedures on pro social behavior |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101562 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19721 |
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