The impact of social approval and framing on cooperation in public good situations

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Rege, M; Telle, K
• 署名单位: University System of Ohio; Case Western Reserve University; Statistics Norway
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2727
• DOI: 10.1016/S0047-2727(03)00021-5
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 1625-1644
• 关键词: cooperation; framing; public good; social approval; social norms

摘要

Several economists have maintained that social and internalized norms can enforce cooperation in public good situations. This experimental study investigates how two important channels for social and internalized norms, social approval and framing, affect cooperation among strangers in a public good game. The experiment has two treatment effects. Firstly, it reveals each person's identity and his contribution to the public good. Secondly, it presents the public good game in a language that suggests associations to social and internalized norms for cooperation. The first treatment effect increases voluntary contributions significantly. (C) 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.