Social Preference, Institution, and Distribution

Natsuka Tokumaru, Lecturer (Dr.), Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University, Yoshida-Honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japantokumaru@econ.kyoto-u.ac.jp

• Preface.- I. Introduction: What Experiments Can Do in the History of Economic Thought? : From Adam Smith to Vernon Smith.- II. Fairness Ideals, Hidden Selfishness and Opportunistic Behavior: Experimental Approach.- III. What is ‘Fair’ Distribution under Collaboration? : Evidences from Lab-Experiments.- IV. Income Sharing between Workers and Investors: Experiments on Functional Income Distribution.- V. Socially Responsible Investment: Distribution among Investors, Enterprises, and Society.- VI. From Micro-Analysis to Social Theory: Wieser's Gedankenexperiment and Social Economics.- VII. Conclusion: From Empirical Behavioral Theory to Evolutionary Theory of Institution.- Appendix.