Merit or luck? A global experiment shows why the source of inequality matters
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Luck or merit? Not all inequality is equally acceptable
Do you think it's fair that some people are better off financially than others? Does it perhaps matter whether those earnings stem from a lottery win or hard work? These are the kinds of questions economist Ingvild Almås of the University of Zurich is exploring.
Merit or luck? A global experiment shows why the source of inequality matters
People allowed substantially more inequality between workers when unequal rewards reflected performance rather than luck, an experiment involving more than 65,000 people across 60 countries found. The result helps explain why two people can see the same income gap and disagree about whether it should be reduced. The study, Fairness Across the World, was published ...
The income gap is responsible for discussions worldwide. When people find this fair (and when not), a study by UZH has now investigated worldwide. It revealed concise differences between western and non-western societies.
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