Public goods games and psychological utility: Theory and evidence

被引：17

作者：

Dhami, Sanjit ^{[1
]}

Wei, Mengxing ^{[2
]}

al-Nowaihi, Ali ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Leicester, Sch Business, Div Econ, Univ Rd, Leicester LE1 7RH, Leics, England

[2] Nankai Univ, Sch Econ, 94 Weijin Rd, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR & ORGANIZATION | 2019年 / 167卷

关键词：

Public goods games; Psychological game theory; Reciprocity; Surprise-seeking/guilt-aversion; Attribution of intentions; Induced beliefs method; Within and between subjects designs; PROMISES; AVERSION; GENDER; GUILT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jebo.2017.11.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We consider a theoretical model of a public goods game that incorporates reciprocity, guilt-aversion/surprise-seeking, and the attribution of intentions behind these emotions. In order to test our predictions, we implement the 'induced beliefs method' and a within-subjects design, using the strategy method. We find that all our psychological variables contribute towards the explanation of contributions. Guilt-aversion is pervasive at the individual level and the aggregate-level and it is relatively more important than surprise-seeking. Our between-subjects analysis confirms the results of the within-subjects design. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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页码：361 / 390

页数：30

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