Students, temporary workers and co-op workers: An experimental investigation on social preferences

We conduct an artefactual field experiment to compare the individual preferences and propensity to cooperate of three pools of subjects: Undergraduate students, temporary workers and permanent workers. We find that students are more selfish and contribute less than workers. Temporary and permanent contract workers have similar other-regarding preferences and display analogous contribution patterns in an anonymous Public Good Game.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Dragone, Davide ; Galeotti, Fabio ; Orsini, Raimondello
Published in:	Games. - Basel : MDPI, ISSN 2073-4336. - Vol. 6.2015, 2, p. 79-123
Publisher:	Basel : MDPI
Subject:	temporary worker \| decomposed game technique \| dictator game \| public good game \| experiment

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.3390/g6020079 [DOI] 834213818 [GVK] hdl:10419/167936 [Handle]
Classification:	C72 - Noncooperative Games ; C93 - Field Experiments ; D23 - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights ; H41 - Public Goods ; J54 - Producer Cooperatives; Labor Managed Firms
Source:	EconStor

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