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Bayesian Nash Equilibria with a Provision Point: An Experimental Test
Johnson, Lowell - Department of Economics, Rutgers University-New Brunswick - 1997
This paper extends theory and experimentation in the context of two parties in a group who contribute to a public good with a provision point. This study analyzes the voluntary contributions game in which a public good is provided if and only if the sum of contributions meets or exceeds a...
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Fear of being left alone drives inefficient exit from partnerships. An experiment
Gaudeul, A.; Crosetto, P.; Riener, G. - Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée de Grenoble, … - 2014
We explore in an experiment what leads to the breakdown of partnerships. Subjects are assigned a partner and …
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Cooperation in Diverse Teams: The Role of Temporary Group Membership
Grund, Christian; Harbring, Christine; Thommes, Kirsten - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
temporary contract, while others are permanent members of the same team. In a laboratory experiment we analyze the cooperation …In organizations, some team members are assigned to a team for a predefined short period of time, e.g., as they have a … levels resulting from diverse teams, where some team members remain with a team and others are switching teams. Our results …
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Provision of Multilevel Public Goods through Positive Externalities: Experimental Evidence
Güth, Werner; Sääksvuori, Lauri - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
The provision of public goods regularly embodies interrelated spheres of influence on multiple scales. This article examines the nature of human behavior in a multilevel social dilemma game with positive provision externalities to local and global scales. We report experimental results showing...
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Setting the Bar - An Experimental Investigation of Immigration Requirements
Khadjavi, Menusch; Tjaden, Jasper D. - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2014
focuses on context-specific empirical studies. We use a public good game experiment with endogenous groups to investigate how …
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Emotion Venting and Punishment in Public Good Experiments
Dickinson, David L.; Masclet, David - Centre de Recherche en Économie et Management (CREM) - 2014
Experimental studies have shown that sanctions effectively deter free riding within groups. However, the over-use of costly punishment may actually harm overall welfare. A main reason for over-punishment is that free-riders generate negative emotions that likely favor excessive punishments. In...
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A comparison of punishment rules in repeated public good games: An experimental study
Decker, Torsten; Stiehler, Andreas; Strobel, Martin - Sonderforschungsbereich 373, Quantifikation und … - 2002
In this experimental study we analyse three collective and one individual punishment rule in a public good setting. We show that under all punishment rules cooperation is stronger and more sustainable than reported from settings without punishment. Moreover, we present evidence and explanations...
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Emotion venting and punishment in public good experiments
Dickinson, David L.; Masclet, David - In: Journal of Public Economics 122 (2015) C, pp. 55-67
Experimental studies have shown that sanctions effectively deter free riding within groups. However, the over-use of costly punishment may actually harm overall welfare. A main reason for over-punishment is that free-riders generate negative emotions that likely favor excessive punishments. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011209590
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Tipping versus Cooperating to Supply a Public Good
Barrett, Scott; Dannenberg, Astrid - CESifo - 2015
In some important multi-player situations, such as efforts to supply a global public good, players can choose the game they want to play. In this paper we conduct an experimental test of the decision to choose between a “tipping” game, in which every player wants to contribute to the public...
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Social Ties in a Public Good Experiment
Dijk, Frans van; Sonnemans, Joep; Winden, Frans van - Tinbergen Instituut - 1996
The formation of social ties is examined in an experimental study of voluntary public good provision. The experiment …
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