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The effect of voluntary participation on cooperation

Nosenzo, Daniele; Tufano, Fabio

Authors

Daniele Nosenzo

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.

Citation

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
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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