Religion and cooperation in a public goods experiment

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 105
Issue: 1
Pages: 58-60

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

We test whether religion affects adult subjects' decisions in a repeated public goods experiment. Contribution levels are not influenced by religious affiliation or participation. However, the decline with repetition is smaller among religious subjects, suggesting that religion may sustain cooperation.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:105:y:2009:i:1:p:58-60
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-24