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Koelle, Felix and Quercia, Simone (2021). The influence of empirical and normative expectations on cooperation. J. Econ. Behav. Organ., 190. S. 691 - 704. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 1879-1751

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Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the importance of empirical and normative expectations for cooperative behavior. We conduct two experimental studies ( n = 243 ) in which we separately elicit (i) behavior in a public goods game and (ii) normative and empirical expectations of cooperation. In a situation where others' contributions are known, we find a strong norm of conditional cooperation whereby people find it socially appropriate to match others contribution and believe others to comply with such rule of behavior. In contrast, when there is strategic uncertainty regarding others' behavior, empirical and normative expectations diverge substantially. While individuals believe that contributing fully to the public good is the most appropriate action, they expect others to contribute only half of their resources. This renders normative expectations unpredictive for average behavior and underlines the importance of a close alignment of empirical and normative expectations for the influence of social norms on behavior. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Koelle, Felix UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Quercia, Simone UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-574086
DOI:	10.1016/j.jebo.2021.08.018
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Econ. Behav. Organ.
Volume:	190
Page Range:	S. 691 - 704
Date:	2021
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1879-1751
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONAL COOPERATION; NORMS; FOUNDATIONS; PUNISHMENT; EVOLUTION; FAIRNESS; BELIEFS Multiple languages Economics Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/57408