Social ties in a public good experiment

The formation of social ties is examined in an experimental study of voluntary public good provision. The experimental design consists of three parts. In the first part the value orientation (attitude to a generalized other) is measured. In the second part couples play a multi-period public good gam...

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Published in:Journal of public economics 2002-08, Vol.85 (2), p.275-299
Main Authors: van Dijk, Frans, Sonnemans, Joep, van Winden, Frans
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Experiment
Experiments
Game theory
Public economics
Public good
Public goods
Social ties
Two-person games
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Summary:The formation of social ties is examined in an experimental study of voluntary public good provision. The experimental design consists of three parts. In the first part the value orientation (attitude to a generalized other) is measured. In the second part couples play a multi-period public good game. In the third part the attitudes of subjects to their partners in the public good game is measured. The concept of a social tie is operationalized as the difference between the measurements in the first and third parts. Evidence for the occurrence of social ties is found. These ties depend on the success of the interaction in the public good game.
ISSN:0047-2727
1879-2316
DOI:10.1016/S0047-2727(01)00090-1