Hot answers tagged economics
6
I've found Neighbors as Negatives: Relative Earnings and Well-Being by E.F.P. Luttmer (2005), although I'm not sure it's the right one. I've heard about your study as well, but I thought it was older than 2005. You can read the study I linked and look up the references. There are quite a lot that touch the same subject.
5
The experiment you are referring to is usually called the ultimatum game, and was first experimentally tested by Güth, Schmittberger, and Schwarze in 1982 [1].
[1] Güth, Werner, Rolf Schmittberger, and Bernd Schwarze. "An experimental analysis of ultimatum bargaining." Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 3.4 (1982): 367-388. PDF
3
Bystander Effect
The Bystander Effect could be your answer. The more people, the less personal responsibility.
Person gets assaulted and mugged on a crowded street in broad daylight, nobody calls the cops.
Software bugs slow company productivity almost to a halt, many employees, nobody reports the problem.
Tragedy of the Commons
The tragedy of the ...
Only top voted, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible
