It ain’t what you do, it's the way that you do it: Characteristics of procedural justice and their importance in social decision-making

Die Dis cus si on Pape rs die nen einer mög lichst schnel len Ver brei tung von neue ren For schungs arbei ten des ZEW. Die Bei trä ge lie gen in allei ni ger Ver ant wor tung der Auto ren und stel len nicht not wen di ger wei se die Mei nung des ZEW dar.Dis cus si on Papers are inten ded to make results of ZEW research prompt ly avai la ble to other eco no mists in order to encou ra ge dis cus si on and sug gesti ons for revi si ons. The aut hors are sole ly respon si ble for the con tents which do not neces sa ri ly repre sent the opi ni on of the ZEW.Download this ZEW Discussion Paper from our ftp server:ftp://ftp.zew.de/pub/zew-docs/dp/dp09004.pdf Non-technical summaryIn many industrialised countries the demographic chance makes a better use of the labour force highly desirable. However, attempts to enact market orientated labour market reforms are regularly confronted with significant political resistance. This paper aims to contribute to a better understanding of the drivers of labour market reform acceptance at the individual level in Germany. Based on our theoretical considerations, we propose an analytical framework distinguishing between self-interest, information, fairness judgements and economic beliefs as well as other individual factors (e.g. socialisation in the former German Democratic Republic).To test this framework empirically we use data from the representative German General The results indicate that self-interest (e.g. related to the respondents' income or employment status) is a major determinant for individual assessment of labour market reforms.Nevertheless, self-interest is not the full story behind the strong resistance against labour market reforms. The individuals' labour market policy preferences are also influenced by their informative situation, by their beliefs on the sources of economic success or the function of the democratic system. In addition, we found Eastern Germans to be more sceptical of liberal labour market reforms than their western fellow citizens. Our findings are relevant for a successfully selling of market-oriented labour-market reforms: It is not sufficient to point to the individual advantages of a reform, other fairness-oriented sources of reform resistance need to be addressed as well. ZusammenfassungIn vielen Industrieländern ist zwar angesichts des demografischen Wandels eine bessere AbstractThis contribution empirically explores the drivers of labour market reform acceptance for the individual level in Germany. For that purpose we make use of the representative German General Social Survey (ALLBUS). This survey offers data to which extent individuals support benefit cuts, longer working years, cutting subsidies to declining industries, phasing out of employment programmes or a liberalisation of employment protection. Our theoretical considerations suggest that self-interest, information, fairness judgements, economic beliefs and other individual factors such as socialisation under the communist regime in the former German Democratic Republic drive indivi...

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“…In addition, fair procedures have to be transparent and consistent (e.g., Anand, 2001;Dolan et al;2007).…”

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Choosing from the Reform Menu Card - Individual Determinants of Labour Market Policy Preferences

Hennighausen¹,

Bischoff²,

Heinemann³

2009

Labour Economics

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“…This procedural approach takes into consideration not only what decision is made but also how it is made. Individuals' reactions to decisions will be affected greatly by the method or process of arriving at a decision, as well as the underlying motivations and rationale (Dolan et al 2007). As such, a transparent process that researchers can accept even if they are from different academic cultures could help promote open communication that would then limit conflicts and reduce or avoid tension between colleagues.…”

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confidence: 99%

Authorship and Responsibility in Health Sciences Research: A Review of Procedures for Fairly Allocating Authorship in Multi-Author Studies

2011

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While there has been significant discussion in the health sciences and ethics literatures about problems associated with publication practices (e.g., ghostand gift-authorship, conflicts of interest), there has been relatively little practical guidance developed to help researchers determine how they should fairly allocate credit for multi-authored publications. Fair allocation of credit requires that participating authors be acknowledged for their contribution and responsibilities, but it is not obvious what contributions should warrant authorship, nor who should be responsible for the quality and content of the scientific research findings presented in a publication. In this paper, we review arguments presented in the ethics and health science literatures, and the policies or guidelines proposed by learned societies and journals, in order to explore the link between author contribution and responsibility in multi-author multidisciplinary health science publications. We then critically examine the various procedures used in the field to help researchers fairly allocate authorship.

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“…Fairness requires rewarding higher performance with higher wages. Workers may view unequal wages as fair as long as the pay determination accords with procedural fairness norms (Dolan et al 2007, Frey et al 2004). …”

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Variable Pay, Industrial Relations and Foreign Ownership: Evidence from Germany

Heywood

Jirjahn

2013

Brit J Industrial Rel

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It ain’t what you do, it's the way that you do it: Characteristics of procedural justice and their importance in social decision-making

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Choosing from the Reform Menu Card - Individual Determinants of Labour Market Policy Preferences

Choosing from the Reform Menu Card - Individual Determinants of Labour Market Policy Preferences

Authorship and Responsibility in Health Sciences Research: A Review of Procedures for Fairly Allocating Authorship in Multi-Author Studies

Variable Pay, Industrial Relations and Foreign Ownership: Evidence from Germany

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