Arbeitspapier

Culture and cooperation

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Does the cultural background influence the success with which genetically unrelated individuals cooperate in social dilemma situations? In this paper we provide an answer by analyzing the data of Herrmann et al. (Science 2008, pp. 1362-1367), who study cooperation and punishment in sixteen subject pools from six different world cultures (as classified by Inglehart & Baker (American Sociological Review 2000, pp. 19-51)). We use analysis of variance to disentangle the importance of cultural background relative to individual heterogeneity and group-level differences in cooperation. We find that culture has a substantial influence on the extent of cooperation, in addition to individual heterogeneity and group-level differences identified by previous research. The significance of this result is that cultural background has a substantial influence on cooperation in otherwise identical environments. This is particularly true in the presence of punishment opportunities.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 3070

Classification
Wirtschaft
Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
Altruism; Philanthropy; Intergenerational Transfers
Analysis of Collective Decision-Making: Other
Public Goods
Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General
Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
Subject
human cooperation
punishment
culture
experimental public good games
Kooperation
Gefangenendilemma
Kulturpsychologie
Sozialpsychologie
Öffentliches Gut
Spieltheorie
Test

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Gächter, Simon
Herrmann, Benedikt
Thöni, Christian
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(where)
Munich
(when)
2010

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  • Arbeitspapier

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  • Gächter, Simon
  • Herrmann, Benedikt
  • Thöni, Christian
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Time of origin

  • 2010

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