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Group Polarization in the Team Dictator Game reconsidered

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Wolfgang J. Luhan () (University of Innsbruck)
Martin G. Kocher () (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
Matthias Sutter () (University of Cologne)

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While most papers on team decision-making find teams to behave more selfish, less trusting and less altruistic than individuals, Cason and Mui (1997) report that teams are more altruistic than individuals in a dictator game. Using a within-subjects design we re-examine group polarization by letting subjects make individual as well as team decisions in an experimental dictator game. In our experiment teams are more selfish than individuals, and the most selfish team member has the strongest influence on team decisions. Various sources of the different findings in Cason and Mui (1997) and in our paper are discussed.

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Keywords: experiment; dictator game; team behavior; social preferences;

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C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General

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