Arbeitspapier
Speeding up reforms? Fragmentation and compensation payments in an experimental design
Reform delays emerge frequently in politics but can be solved using compensation payments. A higher degree of fragmentation among the addressees may- according to the theory- reduce these costs. The number of groups and the inherent uncertainty normally influence agents' behaviour. When this prediction holds and behaviour is in fact influenced by the number of groups, fragmentation will not outperform a less fragmented society concerning compensation costs. An experiment is conducted to evaluate the effects of fragmentation on agents' decisions and shows that the theoretic result as such cannot be applied to the behaviour of agents.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: Diskussionsbeiträge ; No. 139
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism; Secession
- Subject
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ultimatum game
compensation-payments
experiment
Politische Reform
Interessenvertretung
Kompensationslösung
Ultimatumspiel
Test
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Ahlfeld, Corinna
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Volkswirtschaftliches Seminar
- (where)
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Göttingen
- (when)
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2008
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:45 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Ahlfeld, Corinna
- Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Volkswirtschaftliches Seminar
Time of origin
- 2008
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