Explaining cooperative behavior in public goods games: how preferences and beliefs affect contribution levels

DOI10.3390/G10010015zbMATH Open1443.91021OpenAlexW2922463446WikidataQ128199924 ScholiaQ128199924MaRDI QIDQ2183991FDOQ2183991

Authors: Kurt A. Ackermann, Ryan O. Murphy 

Publication date: 27 May 2020

Published in: Games (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/g10010015

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zbMATH Keywords

cooperationindividual differencessocial preferencessocial dilemmaspublic goodsbeliefssocial value orientation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Individual preferences (91B08) Cooperative games (91A12) Public goods (91B18)

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• Z-Tree

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