Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/319127 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 17858
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
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.
Subjects: 
social security systems
group identity
age groups
solidarity
large population sample
JEL: 
D63
D64
D91
C93
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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