Economic games can be used to promote cooperation in the field

Stefan Meyer, Paulo Santos and Fue Yang
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Stefan Meyer: a Economics, Monash University, Caulfield, VIC 3145, Australia;
Paulo Santos: a Economics, Monash University, Caulfield, VIC 3145, Australia;
Fue Yang: b Agricultural Economics, National University of Laos, Nabong Campus, Nabong, Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, vol. 118, issue 47, e2026046118

Abstract: We experimentally evaluate the effect of playing a framed economic game on real-life cooperation. We frame the game within the context of reducing rodent damage to rice. Playing the game increases cooperative control of this pest and significantly reduces losses. The effect is driven by learning about others’ willingness to cooperate.

Keywords: cooperation; pluralistic ignorance; framed field experiment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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