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Is there a dividend of democracy? : experimental evidence from cooperation games
Markussen, Thomas; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2023
Do democratically chosen rules lead to more cooperation and, hence, higher efficiency, than imposed rules? To discuss when such a "dividend of democracy" obtains, we review experimental studies in which material incentives remain stacked against cooperation (i.e., free-riding incentives prevail)...
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Is There a Dividend of Democracy? Experimental Evidence from Cooperation Games
Markussen, Thomas; Tyran, Jean-Robert - 2023
Do democratically chosen rules lead to more cooperation and, hence, higher efficiency, than imposed rules? To discuss when such a "dividend of democracy" obtains, we review experimental studies in which material incentives remain stacked against cooperation (i.e., free-riding incentives prevail)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377590
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Harnessing Reciprocity to Promote Cooperation and the Provisioning of Public Goods
Rand, David G.; Yoeli, Erez; Hoffman, Moshe - 2015
How can we maximize the common good? This is a central organizing question of public policy design, across political parties and ideologies. The answer typically involves the provisioning of public goods such as fresh air, national defense, and knowledge. Public goods are costly to produce but...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014037089
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A Four Country Comparision of Spite, Cooperation and Errors in Voluntary Contribution Mechanisms.
Brandts, J.; Saijo, T.; Schram, A. - Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka … - 2000
This paper presents data from experiments with a linear voluntary contributions mechanism for public goods conducted in Japan, the Netherlands, Spain and the USA. The same experimental design was used in the four countries.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008458114
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The behavioral mechanisms of voluntary cooperation across culturally diverse societies : evidence from the US, the UK, Morocco, and Turkey
Weber, Till O.; Schulz, Jonathan F.; Beranek, Benjamin; … - 2023
preferences or peer punishment, both of which are similar across the four subject pools. Our methodology is generalizable across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014338895
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The Behavioral Mechanisms of Voluntary Cooperation across Culturally Diverse Societies: Evidence from the US, the UK, Morocco, and Turkey
Weber, Till O.; Schulz, Jonathan F.; Beranek, Benjamin; … - 2023
preferences or peer punishment, both of which are similar across the four subject pools. Our methodology is generalizable across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014377611
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Volunteering to take on power : experimental evidence from matrilineal and patriarchal societies in India
Banerjee, Debosree; Ibanez, Marcela; Riener, Gerhard; … - 2015
goods game with endogenous third-party punishment in matrilineal and patriarchal societies in India. Our findings indicate …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390561
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Volunteering to take on power : experimental evidence from matrilineal and patriarchal societies in India
Banerjee, Debosree; Ibañez, Marcela; Riener, Gerhard; … - 2015
with endogenous third-party punishment in matrilineal and patriarchal societies in India. Our findings indicate that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011386817
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A Comparative Statics Analysis of Punishment in Public-Good Experiments
Nikiforakis, Nikos - 2007
This paper provides a comparative-statics analysis of punishment in public-good experiments. We vary the effectiveness … of punishment, that is, the factor by which punishment reduces the punished player's income. The data show that … contributions increase monotonically in punishment effectiveness. High effectiveness leads to near complete cooperation and welfare …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012775824
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Sharing competences : the impact of local institutional settings on voter turnout
Michelsen, Claus; Bönisch, Peter; Rosenfeld, Martin T. W. - 2010
Institutions are common predictors of voter turnout. Most research in this field focuses on cross-country comparisons of voting systems, like the impact of compulsory voting or registration systems. Fewer efforts have been devoted to understand the role of local institutions and their impact on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009127460