Does the size of the action set matter for cooperation?

Lata Gangadharan; Nikos Nikiforakis

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2009.04.023

Does the size of the action set matter for cooperation?

Lata Gangadharan, Nikos Nikiforakis

Economics

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	115-117
Number of pages	3
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	104
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.04.023
State	Published - Sep 2009

Keywords

Action set
Prisoner's dilemma
Voluntary contribution mechanism

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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10.1016/j.econlet.2009.04.023

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journal = "Economics Letters",

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