Intelligence Predicts Choice of Absolute Versus Positional Income

We find that the preference for absolute over positional wealth levels (e.g., preferring a society in which you earns $100K while others earn $200K over one is which you earn $50K while others earn $25K) is significantly predicted by three different measures of intellectual abilities (vocabulary, CRT, WPT).



Citation:

Christopher Chabris, Bailey Rand, Najiba Keshwani, and Shane Frederick (2013) ,"Intelligence Predicts Choice of Absolute Versus Positional Income", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 41, eds. Simona Botti and Aparna Labroo, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: .

Authors

Christopher Chabris, Union College, USA
Bailey Rand, Union College, USA
Najiba Keshwani, Union College, USA
Shane Frederick, Yale University, USA



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 41 | 2013



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