Group Competition and Personality in an Experimental Public Goods Game

Hikojiro Fujiwara, 彦次郎 藤原, Kazuhiro Arai and 一博 荒井

Hitotsubashi Journal of Economics, 2008, vol. 49, issue 2, 149-161

Abstract: This paper introduces a variation of the public goods game where four groups compete to win prizes. It uses experiments to consider behavioral and personality aspects, enablingus to treat a new field. As for the behavioral aspect, it emerges that intra- and inter-group awareness is effective in promotingcooperation. In addition, cooperative actions are observed in a cooperative rather than uncooperative atmosphere. As for the personality aspect, the game is examined from four standpoints, namely, preference for competition, preference for risk, passion for profit, and trust in others.

Keywords: Public Goods Game; Experiment; Group Competition; Personality; Culture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C92 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.15057/16516

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