• Does increasing inequality threaten social stability? Evidence from the lab 

      Barr, Abigail; Hochleitner, Anna; Sonderegger, Silvia (DP SAM;02/2024, Working paper, 2024-03)
      We study the relationship between inequality and social instability. While the argument that inequality can be damaging for the cohesion of a society is well established, the empirical evidence is mixed. We use a novel ...
    • The Role of Labor Unions in Immigrant Integration 

      Dodini, Samuel; Willén, Alexander; Zhu, Julia Li (DP SAM;24/2023, Working paper, 2023-12)
      We examine if unions narrow or widen labor market gaps between natives and immigrants. We do so by combining rich Norwegian employer-employee matched register data with exogenous variation in union membership obtained ...
    • Sharing and cooperation in an experiment with heterogeneous groups 

      Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Coniglio, Nicola D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We investigate the impact of inequality on sharing and cooperation using a dictator game and a linear public good game where some participants work for their endowment (“workers”) while others do not (“non-workers”). ...
    • Unleveling the Playing Field? Experimental Evidence on Parents’ Willingness to Give Their Child an Advantage 

      Sund, Oda (DP SAM;21/2023, Working paper, 2023-12)
      Parents play a pivotal role in shaping the opportunities and outcomes of their children. This paper provides unique evidence on parents’ willingness to give their child an advantage. I report from a large-scale lab-in-the-field ...