Editing Dictator game (section)

== The effect of the way the money was obtained ==
The dictator game examines how much an individual is willing to give to another person. However, giving behavior is influenced by how the dictator obtained their money.

Hoffman et al. (1994) assigned dictator roles based on performance in a test,<ref name="Hoffman-1994" /> and Cherry et al. (2002) linked the amount available for allocation to test performance. In both cases, dictators gave less when they felt they had earned their money.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Cherry |first1=Todd L. |last2=Frykblom |first2=Peter |last3=Shogren |first3=Jason F. |date=September 2002 |title=Hardnose the Dictator |url=https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/00028280260344740 |journal=American Economic Review |language=en |volume=92 |issue=4 |pages=1218–1221 |doi=10.1257/00028280260344740 |issn=0002-8282|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Oxoby and Spraggon (2008) further found that when the recipient had to earn the sum available for distribution, dictators were more generous, sometimes even giving more than 50%. These results suggest that perceptions of fairness depend on whether wealth was acquired by luck or effort. When money is earned through personal effort, people feel less obligated to share it. However, if the money is obtained by chance, the expectation of fairness increases.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Oxoby |first1=Robert J. |last2=Spraggon |first2=John |date=2008-03-01 |title=Mine and yours: Property rights in dictator games |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167268106002216 |journal=Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization |volume=65 |issue=3 |pages=703–713 |doi=10.1016/j.jebo.2005.12.006 |issn=0167-2681}}</ref>