Overview

This volume presents an interdisciplinary approach to study individuals' decisions pertaining to public good games. Theories and ideas are extracted from both the field of economics and the field of social psychology. The empirical strength of different propositions is assessed in a series of experiments. These experiments are specifically designed to answer some conceptual questions. Examples of these questions are: Do players appreciate the strategic nature of the game? Do they learn from their experience? Are they concerned about the payoffs of other players? Do systematic differences exist between the decision rules of various players? Beliefs and Decision Rules in Public Good Games is divided into three parts. Part one provides an introduction to this study of players' beliefs and decision rules in public good games. The experimental method will be used to obtain data in order to test theoretical ideas about beliefs and decision rules. Part two provides the experimental results. The psychological as well as economic ideas are subjected to experimental testing. The final part provides a summary and interpretation of some of the results discussed in the previous chapters. It sketches the potential contribution of this study to the development of a positive theory of games.

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Author:   Theo Offerman
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 1997
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781441951885

ISBN 10:   1441951881
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   07 December 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

I: Introduction.- 1 Experimentation in the social sciences.- 2. Theoretical foundation.- 3. Basic experimental tools.- II: Experimental results.- 4. Decision rules.- 5. Beliefs and learning.- III: Evaluation of the results.- 6. Towards a positive theory of public good games.- Appendix A: Mathematical proofs.- Appendix B: Experimental instructions.- References.- Author index.

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'The great merit of the book is that it demonstrates that an interdisciplinary approach is not only possible but also fruitful. The book should not only be recommended to all who are especially interested in contribution behavior in a specific step-level public good environment. It is also a rich source to all who are in search for a comprehensive and profound analysis of human decision making and belief forming.' European Journal of Political Economy, 14 (1998) '... this is definitely recommended reading material, especially for those interested in the public goods issue, and social dilemmas in a more general sense. But since it is so rich in its overview of the recent experimental literature and methods, it will also prove very useful for all those interested in economic behavior in general, and in expectations, preferences, and learning in particular.' Journal of Evolutionary conomics, 9:3 (1999)

'The great merit of the book is that it demonstrates that an interdisciplinary approach is not only possible but also fruitful. The book should not only be recommended to all who are especially interested in contribution behavior in a specific step-level public good environment. It is also a rich source to all who are in search for a comprehensive and profound analysis of human decision making and belief forming.' European Journal of Political Economy, 14 (1998) '... this is definitely recommended reading material, especially for those interested in the public goods issue, and social dilemmas in a more general sense. But since it is so rich in its overview of the recent experimental literature and methods, it will also prove very useful for all those interested in economic behavior in general, and in expectations, preferences, and learning in particular.' Journal of Evolutionary conomics, 9:3 (1999)

`The great merit of the book is that it demonstrates that an interdisciplinary approach is not only possible but also fruitful. The book should not only be recommended to all who are especially interested in contribution behavior in a specific step-level public good environment. It is also a rich source to all who are in search for a comprehensive and profound analysis of human decision making and belief forming.' European Journal of Political Economy, 14 (1998) `... this is definitely recommended reading material, especially for those interested in the public goods issue, and social dilemmas in a more general sense. But since it is so rich in its overview of the recent experimental literature and methods, it will also prove very useful for all those interested in economic behavior in general, and in expectations, preferences, and learning in particular.' Journal of Evolutionary conomics, 9:3 (1999)

`The great merit of the book is that it demonstrates that an interdisciplinary approach is not only possible but also fruitful. The book should not only be recommended to all who are especially interested in contribution behavior in a specific step-level public good environment. It is also a rich source to all who are in search for a comprehensive and profound analysis of human decision making and belief forming.' European Journal of Political Economy, 14 (1998) `... this is definitely recommended reading material, especially for those interested in the public goods issue, and social dilemmas in a more general sense. But since it is so rich in its overview of the recent experimental literature and methods, it will also prove very useful for all those interested in economic behavior in general, and in expectations, preferences, and learning in particular.' Journal of Evolutionary conomics, 9:3 (1999)

'The great merit of the book is that it demonstrates that an interdisciplinary approach is not only possible but also fruitful. The book should not only be recommended to all who are especially interested in contribution behavior in a specific step-level public good environment. It is also a rich source to all who are in search for a comprehensive and profound analysis of human decision making and belief forming.' European Journal of Political Economy, 14 (1998) '... this is definitely recommended reading material, especially for those interested in the public goods issue, and social dilemmas in a more general sense. But since it is so rich in its overview of the recent experimental literature and methods, it will also prove very useful for all those interested in economic behavior in general, and in expectations, preferences, and learning in particular.' Journal of Evolutionary conomics, 9:3 (1999)

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