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Partial Communication in a Voluntary Contribution Mechanism Experiment

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  • Kinukawa, S.
  • Saijo, S.
  • Une, M.

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This paper presents a result of a voluntary contribution mechanism experiment with partial communication. We found that the trend of mean investments depended on whether a communication network was connected or not and on how fast all subjects could share information.

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  • Kinukawa, S. & Saijo, S. & Une, M., 1999. "Partial Communication in a Voluntary Contribution Mechanism Experiment," ISER Discussion Paper 0488, Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka.
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