Does market competition explain fairness?

Peter Descioli
Author Information
  1. Peter Descioli: Departments of Psychology and Economics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA. pdescioli@gmail.com

Abstract

The target article by Baumard et al. uses their previous model of bargaining with outside options to explain fairness and other features of human sociality. This theory implies that fairness judgments are determined by supply and demand but humans often perceive prices (divisions of surplus) in competitive markets to be unfair.

MeSH Term

Choice Behavior
Female
Humans
Male
Marriage
Morals
Sexual Partners

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