Competition, Income Distribution, and the Middle Class: An Experimental Study
Competition, Income Distribution, and the Middle Class: An Experimental Study
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竞争、收入分配和中产阶级：一项实验研究
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2015
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Stefan Traub
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Bernhard Kittel;Fabian Paetzel;Stefan Traub
本文通过两阶段实验研究了竞争对收入分配的影响。异质禀赋是在竞争中获得的，然后是盈余分享任务。实验测试证实了我们最初的假设，即中产阶级的存在与制度障碍一样有效，可以限制能力较弱的人的权力，以保护能力较强的人不被剥夺。此外，与中产阶级的多数投票相比，将否决权授予更有能力的参与者更少涉及谈判僵局，因此更有效率。
We study the effect of competition on income distribution by means of a two-stage experiment. Heterogeneous endowments are earned in a contest, followed by a surplus-sharing task. The experimental test confirms our initial hypothesis that the existence of a middle class is as effective as institutional hurdles in limiting the power of the less able in order to protect the more able players from being expropriated. Furthermore, majoritarian voting with a middle class involves fewer bargaining impasses than granting veto rights to the more able players and, therefore, is more efficient.