Strong, bold, and kind: Self-control and cooperation in social dilemmas
We develop a model that relates self-control to cooperation patterns in social dilemmas, and
we test the model in a laboratory public goods experiment. As predicted, we find a robust …
we test the model in a laboratory public goods experiment. As predicted, we find a robust …
Weak moral motivation leads to the decline of voluntary contributions
C Figuieres, D Masclet… - Journal of Public Economic …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We develop a model that accounts for the decay of the average contribution observed in
experiments on voluntary contributions to a public good. The novel idea is that people's …
experiments on voluntary contributions to a public good. The novel idea is that people's …
Experiments on individual strategy updating in iterated snowdrift game under random rematching
How do people actually play the iterated snowdrift games, particularly under random
rematching protocol is far from well explored. Two sets of laboratory experiments on …
rematching protocol is far from well explored. Two sets of laboratory experiments on …
Voluntary contribution mechanism played over an infinite horizon
We experimentally investigate the evolution play in an infinitely repeated voluntary
contribution mechanism (VCM). We find that in infinitely repeated VCM games:(i) average …
contribution mechanism (VCM). We find that in infinitely repeated VCM games:(i) average …
When best-replies are not in equilibrium: Understanding cooperative behaviour
I Wolff - 2015 - kops.uni-konstanz.de
In many social situations, human behaviour differs from the Nash-equilibrium under selfish
payoff-maximisation. Numerous social-preference models have been proposed, virtually all …
payoff-maximisation. Numerous social-preference models have been proposed, virtually all …
One for All, All for One---Von Neumann, Wald, Rawls, and Pareto
MS Ismail - Proceedings of the 21st ACM Conference on …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
Applications of the maximin criterion extend beyond economics to computer science,
politics, and statistics. However, the maximin criterion---be it von Neumann's, Wald's, or …
politics, and statistics. However, the maximin criterion---be it von Neumann's, Wald's, or …
Civic crowd-funding: A potential test of the voluntary theory of public finance for public capital goods
D Hummel - Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial …, 2016 - emerald.com
There have been many innovations in public finance in the 21st century to address
increasing budget constraints and increasing demands from government. One innovation …
increasing budget constraints and increasing demands from government. One innovation …
Endogenous shared punishment model in threshold public goods games
Population growth and greater human well-being imply increased use of scarce resources,
which makes innovative proposals for fair redistribution policies necessary. The utilisation of …
which makes innovative proposals for fair redistribution policies necessary. The utilisation of …
The circulation of worthless tokens aids cooperation: An experiment inspired by the kula
G Danese, L Mittone - Games, 2018 - mdpi.com
Many anthropological records exist of seemingly worthless tokens exchanged in traditional
societies. The most famous instances of such tokens are probably the Kula necklaces and …
societies. The most famous instances of such tokens are probably the Kula necklaces and …
Super-Nash performance in games
MS Ismail - arxiv preprint arxiv:1912.00211, 2019 - arxiv.org
Since the 1990s, artificial intelligence (AI) systems have achieved'superhuman
performance'in major zero-sum games, where winning has an unambiguous definition …
performance'in major zero-sum games, where winning has an unambiguous definition …