Temporary Workers Are Not Free-Riders: An Experimental Investigation

We conduct an artefactual field experiment to study whether the individual preferences and propensity to cooperate of temporary workers differ from permanent contract workers. We find that temporary and permanent contract workers have different other-regarding preferences, but display similar contribution patterns in an anonymous Public Good Game. Students, instead, are more selfish and contribute less than temporary and permanent workers.

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Year of publication:	2013-12
Authors:	Dragone, D. ; Galeotti, F. ; Orsini, R.
Institutions:	Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	C72 - Noncooperative Games ; C93 - Field Experiments ; D23 - Organizational Behavior; Transaction Costs; Property Rights ; H41 - Public Goods ; J54 - Producer Cooperatives; Labor Managed Firms
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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