The behavioral validity of the strategy method in public good experiments

被引：126

作者：

Fischbacher, Urs ^{[1
,2
]}

Gaechter, Simon ^{[3
,4
,5
]}

Quercia, Simone ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Konstanz, D-78457 Constance, Germany

[2] Thurgau Inst Econ, CH-8280 Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

[3] Univ Nottingham, Sch Econ, Nottingham NG7 2RD, England

[4] CEsifo, D-81679 Munich, Germany

[5] IZA, D-53113 Bonn, Germany

来源：

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY | 2012年 / 33卷 / 04期

关键词：

Public goods experiments; Strategy method; Direct response method; Experimental methodology; Voluntary cooperation; Conditional cooperators; Free riders; CONDITIONAL COOPERATION; PREFERENCES;

D O I：

10.1016/j.joep.2012.04.002

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We compare the strategy method and the direct response method in public good experiments in a within-subject design. This comparison is interesting because the strategy method is frequently used to investigate preference heterogeneity. We find that people identified by the strategy method as conditional cooperators also behave as conditional cooperators under the direct response method. Free-rider types contribute systematically less than all others. Overall, our results support the behavioral validity of the strategy method in public good experiments. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：897 / 913

页数：17

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