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Proto, Eugenio and Rustichini, Aldo (2014) Cooperation and personality. Working Paper. University of Warwick. Department of Economics. CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Volume 2014 (Number 190). (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Cooperating behavior may be fostered by personality traits reflecting either favorable inclination to others or willingness to comply with norms and rules. We test the relative importance of these two factors in an experiment where subjects provide real mental effort in two treatments with identical task, differing only by whether others' payment is affected. If the first hypothesis is true, subjects reporting high Agreeableness score should put more effort; if the second is true, reporting higher Conscientiousness should predict more effort. We find experimental support for the second hypothesis but not for the first, as subjects reporting high Altruism do not behave consistently with this statement.

Item Type: Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper)
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Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Cooperation, Personality, Altruism
Series Name: CAGE Online Working Paper Series
Publisher: University of Warwick. Department of Economics
Official Date: 22 April 2014
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22 April 2014Available
Volume: Volume 2014
Number: Number 190
Number of Pages: 42
Institution: University of Warwick
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Unpublished
Access rights to Published version: Open Access
Funder: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE), National Science Foundation (U.S.) (NSF)
Grant number: SES-1061817 (NSF)
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