Daniele Nosenzo
The effect of voluntary participation on cooperation
Nosenzo, Daniele; Tufano, Fabio
Authors
Fabio Tufano
Abstract
We study the effects of voluntary participation on cooperation in collective action problems. Voluntary participation may foster cooperation through a mechanism of assortative selection of interaction partners based on false consensus bias, or through a mechanism whereby the decision to not participate can be used as a threat against free-riders. We examine the effectiveness of these mechanisms in a one-shot public goods experiment. Voluntary participation has a positive effect on provision only through the threat of non-participation. Assortative selection of interaction partners seems to play a minor role in our setting, whereas the threat of non-participation is a powerful force to discipline free-riding.
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Nosenzo, D., & Tufano, F. (2017). The effect of voluntary participation on cooperation. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.07.009
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jul 8, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | Jul 13, 2017 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Aug 22, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization |
Electronic ISSN | 0167-2681 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 142 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2017.07.009 |
Keywords | collective action; cooperation; voluntary participation; experiment |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/966096 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268117301877 |
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