"The authors ran a series of experiments where students were randomly
allotted sums of money, separated by $1, and informed about the “income
distribution” that resulted. They were then given another $2, which they
could give either to the person directly above or below them in the
distribution.
In keeping with the notion of “last-place aversion”, the people who were a
spot away from the bottom were the most likely to give the money to the
person above them: rewarding the “rich” but ensuring that someone remained
poorer than themselves."

http://www.economist.com/node/21525851

Interesting...

-Cameron


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