Experimental Paradigm

• From Almas et al. (2024), two types of participants:
  • Workers - complete task for possible payment
  • Spectators - can decide on possible redistribution of payment

• The task requires little skill but real effort (e.g. ball-catching task, counting zeros)

Experimental Paradigm

• One worker gets initial allocation according to treatment
  • Luck - a fair coin determines who is paid the whole amount
  • Merit - the more productive worker is paid the whole amount

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators know the source of the allocation
• Workers are not informed of the initial distribution, but are aware a spectator will have final say

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Experimental Paradigm

• Before the workers are paid, the spectator can choose to redistribute: none

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• Before the workers are paid, the spectator can choose to redistribute: none, some,

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• Before the workers are paid, the spectator can choose to redistribute: none, some, or all

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Meritocrat*

Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Egalitarian

Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Libertarian

Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Experimental Paradigm

• Spectators can be classified by their choices over redistribution depending on treatment

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Egalitarian*

Experimental Paradigm