A comment on framing effects in linear public good games

Edward Cartwright

Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2016, vol. 2, issue 1, No 7, 73-84

Abstract: Abstract A number of recent papers have looked at framing effects in linear public good games. In this comment, I argue that, within this literature, the distinction between give-take and positive–negative framing effects has become blurred, and that this is a barrier towards understanding the experimental evidence on framing effects. To make these points, I first illustrate that frames can differ along both an externality and choice dimension. I then argue that the existing evidence is consistent with a strong positive–negative framing effect but no give-take framing effect on average contributions.

Keywords: Framing; Public good; Give; Take; Cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C72 C92 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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