Comparing two-dimensional distributions: a questionnaire-experimental approach

This paper aims to study the extent to which people's intuitions about the distribution of two attributes within a society are consistent with the different axiomatizations proposed by economists. In particular, the objective is to compare the empirical support for two alternative principles, n...

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Published in:Social choice and welfare 2015-01, Vol.44 (1), p.87-108
Main Author: Tarroux, Benoît
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Axiomatization
Correlation
Decision analysis
Distribution
Distributive justice
Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods
Economics
Economics and Finance
Economists
Game Theory
Humanities and Social Sciences
Income redistribution
Inequality
International Political Economy
Malaria
Multidimensional analysis
Public Finance
Public opinion
Questionnaires
Social and Behav. Sciences
Social Policy
Society
Standard of living
Studies
Welfare economics
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Summary:This paper aims to study the extent to which people's intuitions about the distribution of two attributes within a society are consistent with the different axiomatizations proposed by economists. In particular, the objective is to compare the empirical support for two alternative principles, namely aversion to dispersion of attributes and aversion to correlation between attributes. Using a questionnaire approach, most people are found to be averse to correlation rather than averse to dispersion.
ISSN:0176-1714
1432-217X
DOI:10.1007/s00355-014-0829-4