Arbeitspapier

Meta-Analysis of Inequality Aversion Estimates

We conduct an interdisciplinary meta-analysis to aggregate the knowledge from empirical estimates of inequality aversion reported from 1999 to 2022. In particular, we examine 85 estimates of disadvantageous inequality aversion (or envy) and advantageous inequality aversion (or guilt) from 26 articles in economics, psychology, neuroscience and computer science that structurally estimate the Fehr and Schmidt (1999) model of social preferences. Our meta-analysis supports the presence of inequality concerns: the mean envy coefficient is 0:426 with a 95% probability that the true value lies in the interval [0:240; 0:620]; the mean guilt coefficient is 0:290 with a 95% probability that the true value lies in the interval [0:212; 0:366]. Moreover, we observe high levels of heterogeneity, both across studies and across individuals, with estimated parameters sensitive to the experimental task and the subject population.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 9851

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Design of Experiments: General
Bayesian Analysis: General
Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Thema
social preferences
inequality aversion
inequity aversion
envy
guilt
meta-analysis
multi-level random-effects model
Bayesian hierarchical model

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Nunnari, Salvatore
Pozzi, Massimiliano
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Nunnari, Salvatore
  • Pozzi, Massimiliano
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2022

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