Informational Needs for Fairness Assessments
Imagine two different economic scenarios. In Scenario A, you are only shown the final distribution of a prize: Person 1 receives $90 and Person 2 receives $10. In Scenario B, you are told that the same final distribution ($90 to Person 1, $10 to Person 2) was the result of a voluntary, fair coin toss that both participants agreed to beforehand. Compare and contrast the type of fairness judgment you can make in Scenario A versus Scenario B. In your answer, explain why the availability of information about the process changes the nature of the fairness assessment.
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