Conformity and reciprocity in public good provision

被引：106

作者：

Bardsley, N

Sausgruber, R

机构：

[1] Nottingham Sch Econ, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England

[2] Univ Innsbruck, Dept Publ Econ, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY | 2005年 / 26卷 / 05期

关键词：

conformity; reciprocity; public good experiment;

D O I：

10.1016/j.joep.2005.02.001

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

People contribute more to experimental public goods the more others contribute, a tendency called "crowding-in." We propose a novel experimental design to distinguish two possible causes of crowding-in: reciprocity, the usual explanation, and conformity, a neglected alternative. Subjects are given the opportunity to react to contributions of a payoff-irrelevant group, in addition to their own group. We find evidence of conformity, accounting for roughly 1/3 of crowding-in. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：664 / 681

页数：18