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What does the Ultimatum Game mean in the real world?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2005

Randolph C. Grace and
Simon Kemp
Randolph C. Grace*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Simon Kemp*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
*
randolph.grace@canterbury.ac.nz
simon.kemp@canterbury.ac.nz
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Abstract

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The predictive validity of the ultimatum game (UG) for cross-cultural differences in real-world behavior has not yet been established. We discuss results of a recent meta-analysis (Oosterbeek et al 2004), which examined UG behavior across large-scale societies and found that the mean percent offers rejected was positively correlated with social expenditure.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 6 , December 2005, pp. 824 - 825
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005