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Playing with the good guys : a public good game with endogenous group formation
Brekke, Kjell Arne; Hauge, Karen Evelyn; Lind, Jo Thori; … - 2009
may attract more responsible employees. -- altruism ; conditional ; cooperation ; self-selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003850332
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A theory of reciprocity
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs - 2001
This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind … ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by … the intention underlying this action. The theory explains the relevant stylized facts of a wide range of experimental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011398368
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The influence of induced care and anger motives on behavior, beliefs and perceptions in a public goods game
Bartke, Simon; Bosworth, Steven; Snower, Dennis J.; … - 2016
This study analyzes the stability of preferences through the lens of psychological motives. We report the results of a public goods experiment in which subjects were induced with the motives of Care and Anger through autobiographical recall. Subjects' preferences, beliefs, and perceptions under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011549564
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Playing with the good guys : a public good game with endogenous group formation
Brekke, Kjell Arne (contributor) - 2009
may attract more responsible employees. -- Altruism ; conditional cooperation ; self-selection …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003826571
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A threshold for biological altruism in public goods games played in groups including kin
Rusch, Hannes - 2014 - Version: April 21, 2014
altruism turns into maximizing inclusive fitness in this game. I find that, on average, contributing no less than about 40% of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010344319
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Cooperation is relative : income and framing effects with public goods
Brekke, Kjell Arne; Konow, James Douglas; Nyborg, Karine - 2012 - Publisert 21. mai. 2012 14:32 - Sist endret 21. mai. 2012 14:33
In social dilemmas, there is tension between cooperation that promotes the common good and the pursuit of individual interests. International climate change negotiations provide one example: although abatement costs are borne by individual countries, the benefits are shared globally. We study a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009536466
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A Theory of Reciprocity
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs - 2021
This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind … ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by … the intention underlying this action. The theory explains the relevant stylized facts of a wide range of experimental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013321364
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Bargaining with charitable promises : true preferences and strategic behavior
Lange, Andreas; Schwirplies, Claudia - 2021
We report experimental findings on the role of charitable promises in bargaining settings. We vary the enforceability of such promises within variants of ultimatum games where the proposer suggest a split between himself, the responder and a char-itable donation. By reneging on initial pledges,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012534829
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Donations to increase productivity in public good production : experimental evidence
Struwe, Natalie; Blanco, Esther; Walker, James - 2023 - This version: March 2023
This research is inspired by in-kind donations that have the capacity to increase the marginal benefit (productivity) in provision of public goods, for example by providing critical infrastructure that increases the productivity of resources utilized by local public good providers. We provide...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014246274
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Playing with the Good Guys - A Public Good Game with Endogenous Group Formation
Brekke, Kjell Arne - 2013
In public good games, voluntary contributions tend to start off high and decline as the game is repeated. If high contributors are matched, however, contributions tend to stay high. We propose a formalization predicting that high contributors will self-select into groups committed to charitable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013095928