Reciprocity networks and the participation problem

Martin Dufwenberg and Amrish Patel

Games and Economic Behavior, 2017, vol. 101, issue C, 260-272

Abstract: Reciprocity can be a powerful motivation for human behaviour. Scholars have argued that it is relevant in the context of private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The interaction of reciprocity with cost-sharing is critical. Neither cost-sharing nor reciprocity in isolation can solve the problem, but together they have that potential. We introduce new network notions of reciprocity relations to better understand this.

Keywords: Discrete public good; Participation; Reciprocity networks; Coordination; Cost-sharing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 D03 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2015.08.006

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