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Cooperativeness and competitiveness in children
Cardenas, Juan Camilo; Dreber, Anna; Essen, Emma von; … - UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES-CEDE - 2015
Cooperation and competition are both essential elements of economic life. Here we explore how cooperativeness in a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011203187
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An Intercultural Examination of Cooperation in the Commons
Carpenter, Jeffrey; Cardenas, Juan Camilo - In: Journal of Conflict Resolution 55 (2011) 4, pp. 632-651
We design a real-time, intercultural common pool resource experiment using participants from cultures that derive different benefits from a global public good (extraction vs. conservation of biodiversity resources) to analyze the effect of group affiliation on cooperative behavior. We also...
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Living in Two Neighborhoods – Social Interaction Effects in the Lab
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs; Gaechter, Simon - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics … - 2009
Field evidence suggests that people belonging to the same group often behave similarly, i.e., behavior exhibits social interaction effects. We conduct a laboratory experiment that avoids the identification problem present in the field and allows us to study the behavioral logic of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010552229
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A Theory of Reciprocity
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs - CESifo - 2001
This paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005765909
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A Theory of Reciprocity
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001
This Paper presents a formal theory of reciprocity. Reciprocity means that people reward kind actions and punish unkind ones. The theory takes into account that people evaluate the kindness of an action not only by its consequences but also by the intention underlying this action. The theory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005791797
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Real Wealth and Experimental Cooperation: Evidence from Field Experiments
Cardenas, Juan Camilo - The Field Experiments Website - 2002
group cooperation. It reports a series of experiments in the field where subjects are actual commons users. Household data … similar experiments. Participants-wealth and inequality reduced cooperation when groups were allowed to have face …-toface communication between rounds. There are implications for a greater awareness of nonpayoff asymmetries affecting cooperation in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005490017
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Living in Two Neighborhoods – Social Interaction Effects in the Lab
Falk, Armin; Fischbacher, Urs; Gaechter, Simon - Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics … - 2009
Field evidence suggests that people belonging to the same group often behave similarly, i.e., behavior exhibits social interaction effects. We conduct a laboratory experiment that avoids the identification problem present in the field and allows us to study the behavioral logic of social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005150913
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Pro-social Behavior in the Global Commons: A North-South Experiment
Cardenas, Juan Camilo; Carpenter, Jeffrey - 2003
Differences in group affiliation may affect the level of cooperation in global commons situations such as programs for … they reflect the level of cooperation in the CPR game. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005190061
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Social norms and human cooperation
Fehr, Ernst; Fischbacher, Urs - EconWPA - 2004
norms. In recent years, there has been substantial progress, however, on how cooperation norms are enforced. Here we review … insights into the proximate and ultimate forces behind human cooperation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005076756
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What do people bring into the game? experiments in the field about cooperation in the commons
Cardenas, Juan Camilo; Ostrom, Elinor - The Field Experiments Website - 2004
-governed and externally imposed rules. In general, there is widespread agreement that cooperation can happen and be chosen by … of layers of information that the individuals might be using to decide over their level of cooperation. The layers range …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005685475