On your own side of the fence

Nickolas Gagnon

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106678

On your own side of the fence

Department of Economics and Business Economics

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Abstract

This article investigates whether identifying redistribution recipients of the same or another ethnicity through short interactions affects redistribution. In a laboratory experiment, highly-paid participants (“the rich”) are exogenously assigned to interact with poorly-paid participants (“the poor”) of different ethnicities or with other highly-paid participants. Participants then propose redistribution schemes affecting a larger group. I report that identifying the poor increases redistribution—regardless of ethnic differences. Moreover, I examine the avoidance of interactions with the poor and with those of another ethnicity and the effect of identification on participants who avoid such interactions.

Original language	English
Article number	106678
Journal	Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume	226
ISSN	0167-2681
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106678
Publication status	Published - Oct 2024

Keywords

Ethnic discrimination
Experiment
Identifiable victim effect
Social interactions
Social preferences

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