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  • Behavioral Economics
  • Computational Social Science
  • Decision Theory

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  • Wealth inequality presents a significant societal challenge.
  • Understanding diverse perspectives on fair resource distribution is crucial for addressing inequality.
  • Existing research often overlooks the nuanced interplay of self-interest and fairness under inequity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To formalize individual differences in distributive preferences under wealth inequality.
  • To quantify the balance between financial self-interest and pro-social motivations.
  • To identify distinct decision-making strategies in resource allocation and negotiation.

Main Methods:

  • Simulated wealth inequality using Dictator Game (DG) and Ultimatum Game (UG) settings.
  • Employed a computational model to analyze distributive decisions and individual motivations.
  • Utilized hierarchical clustering to categorize participant behaviors into distinct strategies.

Main Results:

  • Pre-existing wealth significantly influences distributive preferences in both allocation and proposal scenarios.
  • Wealth inequality elicits varied fairness concerns, not a uniform response.
  • Four distinct strategies were identified: 'Pro-Self', 'Table Egalitarianism', 'Total Egalitarianism', and 'Moral Opportunism'.
  • Strategy distribution varied between DG (balanced) and UG (Table Egalitarianism dominance), indicating strategic influence.

Conclusions:

  • A principled framework for understanding distributive preferences under wealth inequality has been established.
  • Competing ideals of fairness, encompassing both altruism and strategic considerations, drive decisions.
  • Individual differences in decision strategies are associated across different economic contexts.