The Effect of Ambient Noise on Cooperation in Public Good Games

Environmental stressors such as noise, pollution, extreme temperatures, or crowding can pose relevant externalities in the economy if certain conditions are met. This paper presents experimental evidence that exposure to acute ambient noise decreases cooperative behavior in a standard linear public good game.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Diederich, Johannes
Publisher:	Heidelberg : University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics
Subject:	private provision of public goods \| environmental stress \| noise

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Series:	Discussion Paper Series ; 560
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.11588/heidok.00016721 [DOI] 787992585 [GVK] hdl:10419/127382 [Handle] RePEc:awi:wpaper:0560 [RePEc]
Source:	EconStor

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