Reciprocity networks and the participation problem

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Dufwenberg, Martin; Patel, Amrish
• 署名单位: Bocconi University; University of Gothenburg; University of Arizona; Leibniz Association; Ifo Institut
• 刊物名称: GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0899-8256
• DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2015.08.006
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 260-272
• 关键词: Discrete public good; PARTICIPATION; Reciprocity networks; COORDINATION; Cost-sharing

摘要

Reciprocity can be a powerful motivation for human behaviour. Scholars have argued that it is relevant in the context of private provision of public goods. We examine whether reciprocity can resolve the associated coordination problem. The interaction of reciprocity with cost-sharing is critical. Neither cost-sharing nor reciprocity in isolation can solve the problem, but together they have that potential. We introduce new network notions of reciprocity relations to better understand this. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.