Institutional choice vs communication in social dilemmas – an experimental approach

Arbeitspapier

This paper presents an experimental study that compares the ability of human groups to escape the tragedy of the commons through institutional change or communication. Teams of five players are placed in a dynamic CPR environment with inefficient institutional settings. The results clearly show the vital importance of communication. At the same time, the groups who were allowed to replace the inefficient institutional settings by other more appropriate rules performed worse than those groups who were not given this opportunity.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Finanzwissenschaftliche Arbeitspapiere ; No. 73

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Renewable Resources and Conservation: General ; Externalities ; Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations ; Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Group Behavior
• Subject: social dilemmas ; laboratory experiment ; group behavior ; institutional choice ; communication ; Gefangenendilemma ; Allmenderessource ; Institutioneller Wandel ; Gruppenentscheidung ; Experiment ; Theorie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Bischoff, Ivo
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
• (where): Gießen
• (when): 2006

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/22381
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET