An inter-generational approach to the public goods problem

by Annanish Chaudhuri ...

We adopt an inter-generational approach to the public goods game where at the end of each session subjects are allowed to leave advice for the succeeding generation via free form messages. We find that a process of social learning via passing advice from one generation to the next helps increase contributions over time and also mitigates problems of free riding.

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Year of publication:	Jan. 2003 ; [Elektronische Ressource]
Authors:	Chaudhuri, Ananish ; Kim, Liliana ; Rand-Giovannetti, Erin ; Varghese, Nina
Institutions:	Wellesley College / Department of Economics (contributor)
Publisher:	Wellesley, Mass. : Wellesley College, Dept. of Economics
Subject:	Öffentliche Güter \| Public goods \| Generationengerechtigkeit \| Intergenerational equity \| Lernprozess \| Learning process \| Experiment