A few can do: Ethical behavior and the provision of public goods in an agent-based model

Michael Pickhardt

No 37, CAWM Discussion Papers from University of Münster, Münster Center for Economic Policy (MEP)

Abstract: In this paper I examine the influence which a population of different behavioral types may have on the provision of public goods. In particular, the population or subject pool consists of three behavioral types: myopic selfish agents, enlightened selfish agents and ethically motivated agents. I use a simple agent-based simulation approach that incorporates type interaction based on forward-looking conditional cooperation within a standard linear public goods model. Among other things, I show that under the given circumstances non-provision of public goods is a negligible issue, even if the share of ethically motivated types in the population is rather small.

Keywords: Linear Public Goods Games; Conditional Cooperation; Ethical Behavior; Agentbased Modeling; Pareto-optimality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A13 C15 C90 H41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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