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

Ackermann, Kurt Alexander; Murphy, Ryan O.

doi:10.21256/zhaw-5046

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dc.contributor.author	Ackermann, Kurt Alexander	-
dc.contributor.author	Murphy, Ryan O.	-
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-15T12:46:40Z	-
dc.date.available	2019-04-15T12:46:40Z	-
dc.date.issued	2019	-
dc.identifier.issn	2073-4336	de_CH
dc.identifier.uri	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/16628	-
dc.description.abstract	There is a large body of evidence showing that a substantial proportion of people cooperate in public goods games, even if the situation is one-shot and completely anonymous. In the present study, we bring together two major endogenous factors that are known to affect cooperation levels, and in so doing replicate and extend previous empirical research on public goods problems in several important ways. We measure social preferences and concurrently elicit beliefs on the individual level using multiple methods, and at multiple times during the experiment. With this rich set of predictor variables at the individual level, we test how well individual contribution decisions can be accounted for in both a one shot and a repeated interaction. We show that when heterogeneity in people’s preferences and beliefs is taken into consideration, more than 50% of the variance in individual choice behavior can be explained. Furthermore, we show that people do not only update their beliefs in a repeated public goods game, but also that their social preferences change, to some extent, in response to the choices of other decision makers.	de_CH
dc.language.iso	en	de_CH
dc.publisher	MDPI	de_CH
dc.relation.ispartof	Games	de_CH
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	de_CH
dc.subject	Cooperation	de_CH
dc.subject	Public good	de_CH
dc.subject	Social value orientation	de_CH
dc.subject	Social preference	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	150: Psychologie	de_CH
dc.subject.ddc	302: Soziale Interaktion	de_CH
dc.title	Explaining cooperative behavior in public goods games : how preferences and beliefs affect contribution levels	de_CH
dc.type	Beitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschrift	de_CH
dcterms.type	Text	de_CH
zhaw.departement	School of Management and Law	de_CH
zhaw.organisationalunit	Institut für Marketing Management (IMM)	de_CH
dc.identifier.doi	10.21256/zhaw-5046	-
dc.identifier.doi	10.3390/g10010015	de_CH
zhaw.funding.eu	No	de_CH
zhaw.issue	1	de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhaw	Yes	de_CH
zhaw.pages.end	48	de_CH
zhaw.pages.start	15	de_CH
zhaw.publication.status	publishedVersion	de_CH
zhaw.volume	10	de_CH
zhaw.publication.review	Peer review (Publikation)	de_CH
zhaw.webfeed	W: Spitzenpublikation	de_CH
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Ackermann, K. A., & Murphy, R. O. (2019). Explaining cooperative behavior in public goods games : how preferences and beliefs affect contribution levels. Games, 10(1), 15–48. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5046

Ackermann, K.A. and Murphy, R.O. (2019) ‘Explaining cooperative behavior in public goods games : how preferences and beliefs affect contribution levels’, Games, 10(1), pp. 15–48. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5046.

K. A. Ackermann and R. O. Murphy, “Explaining cooperative behavior in public goods games : how preferences and beliefs affect contribution levels,” Games, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 15–48, 2019, doi: 10.21256/zhaw-5046.

ACKERMANN, Kurt Alexander und Ryan O. MURPHY, 2019. Explaining cooperative behavior in public goods games : how preferences and beliefs affect contribution levels. Games. 2019. Bd. 10, Nr. 1, S. 15–48. DOI 10.21256/zhaw-5046

Ackermann, Kurt Alexander, and Ryan O. Murphy. 2019. “Explaining Cooperative Behavior in Public Goods Games : How Preferences and Beliefs Affect Contribution Levels.” Games 10 (1): 15–48. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5046.

Ackermann, Kurt Alexander, and Ryan O. Murphy. “Explaining Cooperative Behavior in Public Goods Games : How Preferences and Beliefs Affect Contribution Levels.” Games, vol. 10, no. 1, 2019, pp. 15–48, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5046.