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Culture and Cooperation
Gaechter, Simon; Herrmann, Benedikt; Thöni, Christian - 2021
Does the cultural background influence the success with which genetically unrelated individuals cooperate in social dilemma situations? In this paper we provide an answer by analyzing the data of Herrmann et al. (Science 2008, pp. 1362-1367), who study cooperation and punishment in sixteen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316208
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Pivotal suppliers and market power in experimental supply function competition
Brandts, Jordi; Reynolds, Stanley S.; Schram, Arthur - 2011
(MUA) model. We find that pivotal suppliers do indeed exercise their market power in the experiments. We also find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011383176
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Pocketbook voting, social preferences, and expressive motives in referenda
Meya, Johannes; Poutvaara, Panu; Schwager, Robert - 2017
We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011645032
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Pocketbook voting, social preferences, and expressive motives in referenda
Meya, Johannes; Poutvaara, Panu; Schwager, Robert - 2017
We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657009
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Pocketbook voting and social preferences in referenda
Meya, Johannes; Poutvaara, Panu; Schwager, Robert - 2015
benefit a lot from having a ticket, suggesting instrumental voting. In each referendum, a majority votes in line with self …-interest, providing strong evidence for pocketbook voting. However, social preferences like altruism, public good considerations and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010496966
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Pocketbook Voting, Social Preferences, and Expressive Motives in Referenda
Meya, Johannes - 2017
We develop and test a theory of voting and turnout decisions that integrates self-interest, social preferences, and … pocketbook benefits do not explain voting, then voting is expressive. If the perceived probability of being pivotal is non … strongly influence participation and voting. However, social or expressive motives, such as stated altruism, environmental …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012956976
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Voting as a signaling device
Aytimur, R. Emre; Boukouras, Aristotelis; Schwager, Robert - 2012
characteristics to others. The model is one of rational voting and generates the following predictions: (i) The paradox of not voting … does not arise, because the benefit of voting does not vanish with population size. (ii) Turnout in elections is positively … related to the size of the local community and the importance of social interactions. (iii) Voting may exhibit bandwagon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280806
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Voting as a signaling device
Aytimur, R. Emre; Boukouras, Aristotelis; Schwager, Robert - 2012
characteristics to others. The model is one of rational voting and generates the following predictions: (i) The paradox of not voting … does not arise, because the benefit of voting does not vanish with population size. (ii) Turnout in elections is positively … related to the size of the local community and the importance of social interactions. (iii) Voting may exhibit bandwagon …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010357537
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Information Frictions and Market Power : A Laboratory Study
Bayona, Anna - 2020
In a laboratory experiment with supply function competition and private information about correlated costs we study whether cost interdependence leads to greater market power in relation to when costs are uncorrelated in the ways predicted by Bayesian supply function equilibrium. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012855218
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Combining "Real Effort" with Induced Effort Costs : The Ball-Catching Task
Gaechter, Simon - 2015
provision are remarkably accurate. We also present experimental findings from three classic experiments, namely, team production … experiments using purely induced values. We conclude that the ball-catching task combines the advantages of real effort with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013022660