Grundlagen -- Mengen -- Zahlen -- Vollständige Induktion -- Analysis I -- Funktionen -- Folgen und Grenzwerte -- Stetigkeit -- Differentialrechnung -- Optimierung I -- Integration -- Lineare Algebra -- Vektorräume -- Lineare Gleichungssysteme -- Weiterführende Themen -- Analysis II --...

The provision of public goods is often hindered by a lack of powerful institutions that can sanction free riders or otherwise enforce private contributions to the public good. The simple deposit based solution introduced by Gerber and Wichardt (J Public Econ 93:429–439, <CitationRef CitationID="CR11">2009</CitationRef>) solves this...</citationref>

This paper proposes a simple two-stage mechanism to establish positive contributions to public goods in the absence of powerful institutions to provide the public good and to sanction free-riders. In this mechanism players commit to the public good by paying a deposit prior to the contribution...

Purpose – The paper emphasises the general relevance of social norms and social associations for cooperative behaviour in less or non-social economic contexts, focusing in particular on economic laboratory experiments, and to illustrate the underlying psychological driving forces....