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Proto, Eugenio, Sgroi, Daniel and Nazneen, Mahnaz (2017) Happiness and cooperation. Working Paper. Coventry: University of Warwick. Department of Economics. Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) (1141).
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Abstract
Existing research supports two opposing mechanisms through which positive mood might affect cooperation. Some studies have suggested that positive mood produces more altruistic, open and helpful behavior, fostering cooperation. However, there is contrasting research supporting the idea that positive mood produces more assertiveness and inward-orientation and reduced use of information, hampering cooperation. We find evidence that suggests the second hypothesis dominates when playing the repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma. Players in an induced positive mood tend to cooperate less than players in a neutral mood setting. This holds regardless of uncertainty surrounding the number of repetitions or whether pre-play communication has taken place. This finding is consistent with a text analysis of the pre-play communication between players indicating that subjects in a more positive mood
use more inward-oriented, more negative and less positive language. To the best of our knowledge we are the first to use text analysis in pre-play communication.
Item Type: | Working or Discussion Paper (Working Paper) | ||||||
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Alternative Title: | The effect of positive mood on cooperation in repeated interaction | ||||||
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Cooperation -- Psychological aspects, Happiness -- Economic aspects | ||||||
Series Name: | Warwick economics research papers series (WERPS) | ||||||
Publisher: | University of Warwick. Department of Economics | ||||||
Place of Publication: | Coventry | ||||||
ISSN: | 0083-7350 | ||||||
Official Date: | November 2017 | ||||||
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Number: | 1141 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 33 | ||||||
Institution: | University of Warwick | ||||||
Status: | Not Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 13 November 2017 | ||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 13 November 2017 | ||||||
Version or Related Resource: | This paper also appears as CAGE Discussion Paper No: 347 | ||||||
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