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Common Fate, Game Harmony and Contributions to Public Goods: Experimental Evidence

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Luca Corazzini, Robert Sugden.

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We experimentally study the effects of common fate on voluntary contributions to linear public goods. In each period, earnings are assigned to subjects according to the outcome of a lottery. We manipulate the level of common fate across treatments by varying the degree of harmony in the lottery structure. We observe higher contributions and stronger reciprocity in the most harmonious manipulation. Surprisingly, we find a positive relation between contributions and having experienced a favourable lottery outcome in the previous period, with the strength of this effect being inversely associated with the degree of harmony.

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Paper provided by ISLA, Centre for research on Latin American Studies and Transition Economies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy in its series ISLA Working Papers with number 33.

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Date of creation: Feb 2009
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Keywords: Public Goods; Common Fate; Laboratory Experiment.;

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C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
H40 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - General
H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods

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