Abstract
This paper studies public good provision in the laboratory using the voluntary contribution mechanism, in a cross-cultural experiment conducted in the United States and Japan. Our environment differs from the standard voluntary contribution mechanism because in one treatment, subjects first decide whether or not to participate in providing this public good. This participation decision is conveyed to the other subject prior to the subjects' contribution decisions.
Keywords
Experiments, Public Goods, Testing
Tech Report Number
1998-002
Date of this Version
1998
Recommended Citation
Cason, Timothy N.; Saijo, Tatsuyoshi; and Yamato, T., "Voluntary Participation and Spite in Public Good Provision Experiments: an International Comparison" (1998). Purdue CIBER Working Papers. Paper 130.
https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/ciberwp/130