Does the size of the action set matter for cooperation?

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2009
Volume: 104
Issue: 3
Pages: 115-117

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 use the voluntary contribution mechanism to investigate whether smaller action sets lead to higher cooperation rates. We find that this is the case for groups of four players.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:104:y:2009:i:3:p:115-117
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25