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Economic Dynamics and Distributive Choices

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  • Fabrice Le Lec

  • Valentine Schmitz Geldhof
  • Rémi Suchon

    (UCL - Université catholique de Lille, ANTHROPO LAB - Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Expérimentale - ETHICS EA 7446 - Experience ; Technology & Human Interactions ; Care & Society : - ICL - Institut Catholique de Lille - UCL - Université catholique de Lille, ETHICS EA 7446 - Experience ; Technology & Human Interactions ; Care & Society : - ICL - Institut Catholique de Lille - UCL - Université catholique de Lille)

Abstract

This study investigates how economic dynamics influences distributive choices. In the first part of our experiment, an initial surplus is shared unequally between participants, based on the outcome of a real-effort task. In the second part, participants make redistribution decisions involving a new surplus that may be smaller (degrowth treatment), larger (growth treatment), or equal to the surplus of the first part. The results show that the 'rich' (those who received a high share in the first part) are not affected by the dynamics of the surplus, while the 'poor' demand more when the surplus decreases.>These findings highlight the role of economic dynamics in shaping distributive tensions, particularly under conditions of inequality.

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  • Fabrice Le Lec & Valentine Schmitz Geldhof & Rémi Suchon, 2025. "Economic Dynamics and Distributive Choices," Working Papers hal-05386977, HAL.
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