Sangam: A Confluence of Knowledge Streams

A closer look at cooperation: What factors influence non-strategic cooperative behaviour?

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dc.contributor Grosskopf, Brit
dc.contributor Sarin, Rajiv
dc.contributor Kripfganz, Sebastian
dc.creator Titeca, H
dc.date 2022-01-10T13:46:17Z
dc.date 2022-01-10
dc.date 2022-01-10T13:32:04Z
dc.date 2022-01-10T13:46:17Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-02-23T12:11:34Z
dc.date.available 2023-02-23T12:11:34Z
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10871/128339
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/258407
dc.description This work uses four different experiments to explore some of the factors that can help explain and predict cooperative/prosocial behaviour. The first two experiments use the social dilemma of a two–player public goods game to explore the role of observability by others, along with, the role of beliefs/norms. Both find robust evidence in support of guilt aversion where an individual experiences a disutility simply from failing to meet the expectations of others (or their belief of what these expectations are), this being possible even when there is no observability by others. Both also find evidence for some people behaving in a “shame averse” way, this being where individuals experience a disutility from their behaviour being observed by others, in combination with, (as with guilt aversion) this behaviour failing to meet (their belief about) the expectations of others. The other two experiments look at a more specific situation, that of paying a “queue jumping bribe”. It is found that both “citizens” and “officials” choose/accept a bribe less when there is a negative time externality attached to it (a third party being “pushed down the queue” and having to wait longer for service delivery). Citizens are also less likely to choose the bribe when a more costly “fast track fee” is available.
dc.publisher University of Exeter
dc.publisher Department of Economics
dc.rights 2023-07-10
dc.rights I wish to publish papers using material that is substantially drawn from my thesis.
dc.rights http://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
dc.title A closer look at cooperation: What factors influence non-strategic cooperative behaviour?
dc.type Thesis or dissertation
dc.type Doctor of Philosophy in Economics
dc.type Doctoral
dc.type Doctoral Thesis


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