Inequality, fairness and social capital
Inequality, fairness and social capital
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DOI：
10.1016/j.euroecorev.2020.103566
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发表时间：
2020-10-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Xu, Yilong
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作者：
Fehr, Dietmar;Rau, Hannes;Xu, Yilong
不平等往往与消极的社会后果有关，但确定因果关系是一项艰巨的任务。我们提供了不公正的经济不平等对社会互动的影响的证据。通过一个大规模的对照实验，我们证明了不公正的不平等会导致信任和可信度的显着下降。这种社会资本的侵蚀与对他人行为的悲观信念有关，如果创收过程与社会互动之间没有直接联系，这种侵蚀就会减弱。最后，我们的数据并不支持更高的地位或财富会影响亲社会态度的观点：成功者总是更慷慨，而不成功的人表现出最低效率和慷慨的行为，无论他们与之互动的人的地位如何。(c)2020 Elsevier B.V.保留所有权利。
Inequality is often associated with negative societal consequences, but identifying a causal relationship is a daunting task. We provide evidence on the impact of unjust economic inequality on social interactions. Using a large-scale controlled experiment, we document that unjust inequality results in a significant decline in trust and trustworthiness. This ero-sion of social capital is associated with pessimistic beliefs about others' behavior and is muted if there is no direct link between the income-generating process and social interaction. Finally, our data do not support the view that higher status or wealth affects pro social attitudes: the successful are always more generous, whereas unsuccessful persons display the least efficient and generous behavior regardless of the status of the person who they interact with. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.