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Kölle, Felix ORCID: 0000-0003-4036-8566 and Quercia, Simone ORCID: 0000-0002-4307-5219 (2021). The influence of empirical and normative expectations on cooperation. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 190. pp. 691-703. Science Publishing Group. ISSN 2328-7616

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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 Kölle, Felix UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4036-8566 UNSPECIFIED Quercia, Simone UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-4307-5219 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-653623
DOI:	10.1016/j.jebo.2021.08.018
Journal or Publication Title:	Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume:	190
Page Range:	pp. 691-703
Date:	2021
Publisher:	Science Publishing Group
ISSN:	2328-7616
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Economics > Microeconomics, Institutions and markets > Professorship 1 for Economics
Subjects:	Generalities, Science Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONAL COOPERATION; NORMS; FOUNDATIONS; PUNISHMENT; EVOLUTION; FAIRNESS; BELIEFS English Economics English
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	Horizon 2020 ERC-2016-ADG No. 741409
Projects:	Economic Engineering of Cooperation in Modern Markets/ERC-2016-ADG No. 741409
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/65362