In a laboratory experiment, we investigate if groups consisting of two heterogeneous player types (with different marginal contribution costs) can increase their total contributions and payoffs in a threshold public goods game if transfer payments are possible among the players. We find that...

We introduce a binding unanimous voting rule to a public goods game with an uncertain threshold for the total group contribution. In a laboratory experiment we find that voting generates significantly higher total contributions than making individual voluntary contributions to the public good....

In seiner Besprechung der 1. Auflage dieser umfangreichen Einführung in die nicht-kooperative Spieltheorie lobte Martin A. Lobeck das anschauliche Beispielmaterial und schrieb: "Die Autoren, alle Volkswirtschaftler, legen den Schwerpunkt auf die ökonomischen Anwendungen der Spieltheorie und...