Conditional cooperation on three continents

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 101
Issue: 3
Pages: 175-178

Score contribution per author:

0.201 = (α=2.01 / 5 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We show in a public goods experiment on three continents that conditional cooperation is a universal behavioral regularity. Yet, the number of conditional cooperators and the extent of conditional cooperation are much higher in the United States than anywhere else.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:101:y:2008:i:3:p:175-178
Journal Field
General
Author Count
5
Added to Database
2026-01-25