subjects have a preference for social approval. Using a controlled laboratory experiment we test our model. In the experiment …

, 1995) reinforcement learning model in both its one-parameter as well as three-parameter forms which generate predictions …

. The results show that reinforcement learning leads to dynamics similar to those observed in standard public goods games … explained by reinforcement learning. According to our estimates, learning only accounts for 41 percent of the decay in …, differ strongly from the learning dynamics, while a learning model estimated from the limited information treatment tracks …

. The results show that reinforcement learning leads to dynamics similar to those observed in standard public goods games … explained by reinforcement learning. According to our estimates, learning only accounts for 41 percent of the decay in …, differ strongly from the learning dynamics, while a learning model estimated from the limited information treatment tracks …

learning cannot generate the kind of contribution dynamics commonly attributed to the existence of conditional cooperators. We … learning. -- voluntary contribution mechanism ; public goods experiments ; learning ; limited information ; confusion …

(e.g., a vaccine) to incentivize agents to experiment with the product. Assuming that the agents are long-lived and … forward-looking, their incentive to wait and see other agents' experiences poses a significant obstacle to social learning. We …