• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to previous page

The effect of self-esteem on redistribution preference

Research Project

Project/Area Number 16K03720
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Public finance/Public economy
Research InstitutionKyoto Sangyo University

Principal Investigator

IIDA Yoshio  京都産業大学, 経済学部, 教授 (50273727)

Project Period (FY) 2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords所得格差 / 所得再分配 / 自尊感情 / 経済実験 / ディクテーターゲーム / 再分配選好 / ローゼンバーグ自尊感情尺度
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study investigated how the self-esteem of individuals and their expectations of future positions are correlated and how these factors affect redistribution preferences in the dictator game. In this study, subjects who performed better in a task were awarded the dictator position. High self-esteem as measured by the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scales (RSES) tended to predict better performance and therefore attaining the dictator position. The tendency was the same regardless of whether the task was an intelligence test or a lottery. Such confident subjects allocated the initial income primarily to themselves when they gained the dictator position. That is, individuals with high self-esteem were optimistic regarding their future and readily distributed most reward to themselves, even if they understood that their superior position was completely the result of chance.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、自尊感情が高く、自分の将来に楽観的な予想をする傾向を持つ主体は所得再分配の機会を得ると利己的にそれを行う傾向が高いことを示すものである。例えば企業家や政治家は、自尊心をもち、事業で成功する、あるいは当選するという自信があればこそそうした世界に身を投じると考えられる。そしてそうした人々が経営者として従業員の所得を、あるいは政治家として所得の再分配策を決定する立場を得たとき、自身に都合の良い選択を行う可能性が高いことを本研究成果は示す。これは所得格差の構造的要因を示唆するものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (9 results)

All 2019 2018 2017 2016 Other

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 1 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] z-Tree のcontracts table の特性とその応用2019

    • Author(s)
      飯田善郎
    • Journal Title

      京都産業大学論集 社会科学系列 第36 号

      Volume: 36 Pages: 1-1

    • NAID

      120006603588

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Power, Confidence and Distributive Preference2018

    • Author(s)
      Yoshio IIDA
    • Journal Title

      京都産業大学経済学部ディスカッションペーパー

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Open Access
  • [Presentation] Communication, Choice Continuity, and Player Number in a Continuous-Time Public Goods2018

    • Author(s)
      飯田善郎
    • Organizer
      LINEEX and KEEL Collaborated Workshop
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] 自尊感情と自信が再分配選好に及ぼす影響2018

    • Author(s)
      飯田善郎
    • Organizer
      Field Experiment Study Group (FIXS)
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 連続時間実験における協調を導く要因の検証2017

    • Author(s)
      飯田善郎
    • Organizer
      実験社会科学カンファレンス
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] z-Tree2017

    • Author(s)
      飯田善郎
    • Organizer
      高知工科大学フューチャーデザイン研究センターフューチャーデザイン実験ラボラトリオープニングワークショップ
    • Place of Presentation
      高知工科大学(高知県高知市)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 被験者実験の経験者と未経験者は異なるか:公正感の視点から2016

    • Author(s)
      飯田善郎
    • Organizer
      第20回実験社会科学カンファレンス
    • Place of Presentation
      同志社大学(京都府京都市)
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Confidence, Power and Distributive Preferences

    • URL

      https://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/faculty/ec/kenkyu/ahcetq000000149o-att/DP2018-01Rev.pdf

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Self-Esteem, Confidence and Redistributive ...

    • URL

      https://www.kyoto-su.ac.jp/faculty/ec/kenkyu/ahcetq000000149o-att/2019_02_1.pdf

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report

URL: 

Published: 2016-04-21   Modified: 2020-03-30  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi