Understanding the nature of cooperation variability

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Understanding the nature of cooperation variability. / Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt; Hansen, Lars Gårn; Wengström, Erik Roland.

In: Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 120, 2014, p. 134–143.

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Fosgaard, TR, Hansen, LG & Wengström, ER 2014, 'Understanding the nature of cooperation variability', Journal of Public Economics, vol. 120, pp. 134–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.09.004

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Fosgaard, T. R., Hansen, L. G., & Wengström, E. R. (2014). Understanding the nature of cooperation variability. Journal of Public Economics, 120, 134–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.09.004

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Fosgaard TR, Hansen LG, Wengström ER. Understanding the nature of cooperation variability. Journal of Public Economics. 2014;120:134–143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2014.09.004

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Fosgaard, Toke Reinholt ; Hansen, Lars Gårn ; Wengström, Erik Roland. / Understanding the nature of cooperation variability. In: Journal of Public Economics. 2014 ; Vol. 120. pp. 134–143.

Bibtex

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abstract = "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.",
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