Laboratory experiments in political economy
TR Palfrey - Annual Review of Political Science, 2009 - annualreviews.org
This article summarizes a small part of the literature on laboratory experiments in political
economy. The experiments discussed are primarily aimed at testing predictions of …
economy. The experiments discussed are primarily aimed at testing predictions of …
Cross-cultural variation in cooperation: A meta-analysis.
Impersonal cooperation among strangers enables societies to create valuable public goods,
such as infrastructure, public services, and democracy. Several factors have been proposed …
such as infrastructure, public services, and democracy. Several factors have been proposed …
On the provision of public goods with probabilistic and ambiguous thresholds
Many natural systems involve thresholds that, once triggered, imply irreversible damages for
the users. Although the existence of such thresholds is undisputed, their location is highly …
the users. Although the existence of such thresholds is undisputed, their location is highly …
Experiments in political economy
TR Palfrey - The handbook of experimental economics, 2016 - degruyter.com
According to Wikipedia, 1 “Political Economy refers to different, but related, approaches to
studying economic and related behaviors, ranging from the combination of economics with …
studying economic and related behaviors, ranging from the combination of economics with …
Experimental analysis of risk and uncertainty in provisioning private and public goods
This paper uses laboratory evidence from public goods games to examine how in payoff‐
equivalent situations, decision makers contribute toward private or public goods when they …
equivalent situations, decision makers contribute toward private or public goods when they …
Discrete public goods under threshold uncertainty
M McBride - Journal of Public Economics, 2006 - Elsevier
A discrete public good is provided when total contributions exceed the contribution
threshold, yet the threshold is often not known with certainty. I show that the relationship …
threshold, yet the threshold is often not known with certainty. I show that the relationship …
Conflict and coordination in the provision of public goods: A conceptual analysis of continuous and step-level games
Conflicts between individual and collective interests are ubiquitous in social life.
Experimental studies have investigated the resolution of such conflicts using public goods …
Experimental studies have investigated the resolution of such conflicts using public goods …
Evolution of global contribution in multi-level threshold public goods games with insurance compensation
J Du, L Tang - Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Understanding voluntary contribution in threshold public goods games has important
practical implications. To improve contributions and provision frequency, free-rider problem …
practical implications. To improve contributions and provision frequency, free-rider problem …
Organizing for commons-enabling decision-making under conflicting institutional logics in social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship develops innovative opportunities and solutions aimed to (re)
generate the common good. This emerging organizational form poses unprecedented …
generate the common good. This emerging organizational form poses unprecedented …
What we know (and do not know) about the effects of uncertainty on behavior in social dilemmas
E Van Dijk, A Wit, H Wilke… - … psychological research on …, 2004 - books.google.com
Social dilemmas arise when group members experience a clash between their personal
interests and the interests of the group to which they belong (Dawes, 1980; Komorita & …
interests and the interests of the group to which they belong (Dawes, 1980; Komorita & …