TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Riedl, Arno
AU  - Schmeets, Hans
AU  - Werner, Peter
        TI  - Solidarity and Discrimination Within and Between Generations: Evidence from a Dutch Population Sample
        PY  - 2025/Apr/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 17858
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp17858
        AB  - Using an artefactual field experiment, we elicit revealed preferences for solidarity of different age groups toward the same and other age groups among a large, diverse Dutch population sample. Preferences are measured with a solidarity game and linked to a unique administrative database, allowing exploration of demographic and socio-economic correlates. In the game, a winner of a money amount is asked ex-ante how much they are willing to transfer to a loser who gets nothing. Participants, on average, show a strong preference for ex-ante solidarity, willing to transfer about 40% of the money. However, participants are overly pessimistic about what others will transfer. We also observe age-based discrimination, as many show stronger solidarity with their own age group. Using questionnaires, we measure stated preferences in various domains and find revealed preferences correlate with some self-reported attitudes and with opinions on social security and solidarity-related field behavior.
        KW  - social security systems
KW  - group identity
KW  - age groups
KW  - solidarity
KW  - large population sample
        ER  -