The value of punishment of free riders: A case study on the receiving fee system of the Japanese public broadcasting organization

Social preferences for the punishment of free riders are critical for generating cooperative behavior in human society. Focusing on the receiving fees of Japan´s public broadcaster, this study analyses how punishment of free riders, that is, the strengthening of legal responses against them, affects the willingness to pay (WTP) of general viewers. Preferences regarding punishments were found to have significant positive effects on WTP. Furthermore, differences of perception about the institutional framework around receiving fees and differences in type concerning cooperative behavior were found to influence these effects clearly.

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Year of publication:	2017
Authors:	Kakizawa, Hisanobu
Publisher:	Calgary : International Telecommunications Society (ITS)
Subject:	public goods \| social preference \| free riding \| punishment \| WTP

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Series:	14th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Telecommunications Society (ITS): "Mapping ICT into Transformation for the Next Information Society", Kyoto, Japan, 24th-27th June, 2017
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Conference Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	1008730718 [GVK] hdl:10419/168496 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:itsp17:168496 [RePEc]
Classification:	D63 - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ; H41 - Public Goods ; K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
Source:	EconStor

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