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Social Background, Cooperative Behavior, and Norm Enforcement
Kocher, Martin; Martinsson, Peter; Visser, Martine - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009
Studies have shown that there are differences in cooperative behavior across countries. Furthermore, differences in the use and the reaction on the introduction of a norm enforcement mechansism have been documented in cross-cultural studies, recently. We present data which prove that stark...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008517832
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The Endowment Effect in a Public Good Experiment
Lopez, Edward J.; Nelson, W. Robert - EconWPA - 2005
Previous tests of the endowment effect have usually observed WTA-WTP disparities. Here, a public good experiment is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005124956
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Cooperation in teams: the role of identity, punishment and endowment distribution
Weng, Qian; Carlsson, Fredrik - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2013
Common identity and peer punishment have been identified as important means to reduce free riding and to promote … of income distribution in team cooperation. In a repeated public good experiment, conditions vary among different … combinations of homogenous or heterogeneous endowment, strong or weak identity, and absence or presence of peer punishment. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019126
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Conditional Cooperation and Social Group - Experimental results from Colombia
Martinsson, Peter; Villegas-Palacio, Clara; Wollbrant, Conny - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009
In contrast to previous studies on cross-group comparisons of conditional cooperation, this study keeps cross- and within-country dimensions constant. The results reveal significantly different cooperation behavior between social groups in the same location.<p>
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004964397
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The excess burden of tax evasion - An experimental detection- concealment contest
Bayer, Ralph C; Sutter, Matthias - EconWPA - 2004
We present an experimental study on the wasted resources associated with tax evasion. This waste arises from taxpayers and tax authorities investing costly effort in the concealment and detection of tax evasion. We show that these socially inefficient efforts - as well as the frequency of tax...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062718
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Can we do policy recommendations from a framed field experiment? The case of coca cultivation in Colombia
Ibanez, Marcela; Martinsson, Peter - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2008
recommendations is highly debatable. We investigate the external validity of a framed field experiment that mimics coca cultivation … and find evidence that behavior in the experiment is consistent with self-reported behavior. We use the experiment to … discuss the effectiveness of carrot and stick policies on coca investments. The experiment indicates that subjects are more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005651744
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Climate Change in a Public Goods Game: Investment Decision in Mitigation versus Adaptation
Hasson, Reviva; Löfgren, Åsa; Visser, Martine - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2009
We use behavioral and experimental economics to study a particular aspect of the economics of climate change: the potential tradeoff between countries’ investments in mitigation versus adaptation. While mitigation of greenhouse gases can be viewed as a public good, adaptation to climate change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008458274
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Strong, Bold, and Kind: Self-Control and Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
Kocher, Martin G.; Martinsson, Peter; Myrseth, Kristian … - Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Handelshögskolan - 2012
predicted, we find in a laboratory public goods experiment a robust association between stronger self-control and higher levels …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416204
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Governance and the City: An Empirical Exploration into Global Determinants of Urban Performance
Kaufmann, Daniel; Leautier, Frannie; Mastruzzi, Massimo - EconWPA - 2004
framework and a set of hypotheses, and then test them econometrically. The findings suggest that good governance and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005062505
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THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF A WEAK JUDICIARY: INSIGHTS FROM INDIA
Koehling, Wolfgang - EconWPA - 2002
This paper examines the empirical relationship between the quality of the Indian judiciary and the economic development of the Indian States and Union Territories. It evaluates this causality by analysing the development of the state-level per capita income and poverty rates. I define the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005412513