The Economics of Envy

嫉妒是持久而普遍的。这可能有助于解释为什么人类比其他灵长类动物等级相对较低，并且倾向于平等主义。嫉妒可能有助于解释政治和社会结构以及税收和再分配政策的形成。该项目将研究内群体和外群体偏见，社会/经济流动性，以及运气与能力如何加剧和减轻社会偏好，以及这些因素何时导致破坏性和/或建设性嫉妒。本研究有助于理解嫉妒及其行为表现。了解社会偏好和由此产生的行为之间的相互关系，对于制定减少破坏性嫉妒和鼓励建设性嫉妒的政策非常重要。

Envy is persistent and universal. It may help explain why humans are relatively less hierarchical than other primate species and prone to egalitarianism. Envy may help explain the formation of political and social structures and taxation and redistribution policies. This project will examine how in-group and out-group bias, social/economic mobility, and luck versus ability exacerbate and mitigate social preference and when these factors result in destructive and/or constructive envy. This investigation contributes to the understanding of envy and its behavioural manifestations. Understanding the correlates of social preferences and the resulting behaviour is important for developing policy to reduce destructive envy and encourage constructive envy.