B1 Non-refereed article in a scientific journal

Purely Procedural Preferences – Beyond Procedural Equity and Reciprocity




SubtitleBeyond Procedural Equity and Reciprocity

AuthorsNadine Chlass,Werner Gueth,Topi Miettinen

PublisherStockholm Institute of Transition Economics

Publishing placeSweden

Publication year2014

JournalStockholm Insitute of Transition Economics: SITE working paper series

Volume2014

Issue3

Web address https://www.hhs.se/contentassets/27e3bb1a02d0490c9f80062be59e4154/2010-purely-procedural-preferences.pdf


Abstract

We study a new type of preference. We test whether parties hold preferences purely over the procedure which generates specific outcomes. In order to characterize procedures as independent of their outcome, we design procedures which yield the same expected outcomes or carry the same information on parties' intentions while they have different outcome-invariant properties. Experimentally, individuals show preferences over these properties. The preferences we report link to attributes of individuals' moral judgment. We also illustrate that individuals alter their behaviour under procedures which violate individuals' preferred moral principles.




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