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On the value of participation : endogenous emergence of social norms in a three-player ultimatum game experiment
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Grimalda, Gianluca, Kar, Anirban and Proto, Eugenio (2008) On the value of participation : endogenous emergence of social norms in a three-player ultimatum game experiment. International Review of Economics, Vol.55 (No.1-2). pp. 127-147. doi:10.1007/s12232-007-0036-z ISSN 1865-1704.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12232-007-0036-z
Abstract
We report results from two different settings of a three-player ultimatum game. Under the “Monocratic” rule, a player is randomly selected to make an offer to two receivers. Under the “Democratic” rule, all three players make a proposal, and one proposal is then randomly selected. A majority vote is required to implement the proposal in either setting. Although the two rules are strategically equivalent, different patterns of behaviour emerge as the number of interactions increase. Under the “Monocratic” rule, proposers seem to be entitled to claim a larger share of the pie, and receivers are more likely to accept, than in the “Democratic” rule. We speculate that institutions allowing more participation in the process of collective choice lead to a more socially responsible behaviour in individuals.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Review of Economics | ||||
Publisher: | Springer | ||||
ISSN: | 1865-1704 | ||||
Official Date: | 2008 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.55 | ||||
Number: | No.1-2 | ||||
Number of Pages: | 21 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 127-147 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1007/s12232-007-0036-z | ||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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