TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding the nature of cooperation variability
AU - Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt
AU - Hansen, Lars Gårn
AU - Wengström, Erik Roland
PY - 2014/12/1
Y1 - 2014/12/1
N2 - Our paper investigates framing effects in a large-scale public good experiment. We measure indicators of explanations previously proposed in the literature, which when combined with the large sample, enable us to estimate a structural model of framing effects. The model captures potential causal effects and the heterogeneity of cooperation behavior. We find that framing only has a small effect on the average level of cooperation but a substantial effect on behavioral heterogeneity explained almost exclusively by a corresponding change in the heterogeneity of beliefs about other subjects' behavior. The impact of changes in preferences and game form misperception is on the other hand negligible.
AB - Our paper investigates framing effects in a large-scale public good experiment. We measure indicators of explanations previously proposed in the literature, which when combined with the large sample, enable us to estimate a structural model of framing effects. The model captures potential causal effects and the heterogeneity of cooperation behavior. We find that framing only has a small effect on the average level of cooperation but a substantial effect on behavioral heterogeneity explained almost exclusively by a corresponding change in the heterogeneity of beliefs about other subjects' behavior. The impact of changes in preferences and game form misperception is on the other hand negligible.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.09.004
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0047-2727
VL - 120
SP - 134
EP - 143
JO - Journal of Public Economics
JF - Journal of Public Economics
ER -