Voluntary contributions to a dynamic public good: Experimental evidence

Charles Noussair; Cindy Soo

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2007.04.008

Voluntary contributions to a dynamic public good: Experimental evidence

Charles Noussair, Cindy Soo

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We explore whether voluntary contributions to a public good decline over time when the return on contributions is a function of decisions in previous periods. We find that average contributions decline to low levels in only a minority of groups.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	71-77
Number of pages	7
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	98
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2007.04.008
State	Published - Jan 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Dynamic
Experiment
Public good

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Finance
Economics and Econometrics

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