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| Yoav Wachsman |
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| ''Intragroup Communication in a Public Goods Experiment with Nested Exchanges'' |
| ( 2018, Vol. 38 No.4 ) |
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| Agents can often choose between providing a public good through a small, local exchange or a larger, global exchange. This paper reports a public goods experiment with a local exchange, which benefits the contributor's local group, and a global exchange, which benefits all the participants. The paper investigates the effects of intragroup communication on participants' allocation decisions. It finds that intragroup communication nearly eliminates free-riding but can also reduce intergroup cooperation. |
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| Keywords: Voluntary Contributions Mechanism, Public Goods,
Communication, Intergroup Cooperation
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JEL: C9 - Design of Experiments: General
H4 - Publicly Provided Goods: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Jun 12 2018 | | Manuscript Accepted : Dec 02 2018 |
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