Decisions on extending group membership -- evidence from a public good experiment (Q2223678)
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Decisions on extending group membership -- evidence from a public good experiment (English)
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1 February 2021
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Summary: We experimentally compare the consequences for group cooperation of two decision mechanisms involving the extension of group membership. We analyze an exogenous decision (random draw) and an endogenous decision (made by a particular group member) mechanism to extend a temporary agent's group membership. Our results reveal that the prospect of group membership extension affects not only the temporary but also the permanent group members' contributions with an endogenous mechanism.
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cooperation
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public good game
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group membership
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experiment
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