Does the size of the action set matter for cooperation?

Lata Gangadharan () and Nikos Nikiforakis ()

Economics Letters, 2009, vol. 104, issue 3, 115-117

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.

Keywords: Action; set; Voluntary; contribution; mechanism; Prisoner's; dilemma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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Working Paper: Does the Size of the Action Set Matter for Coorperation (2009)
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