Self-centered and other-regarding behavior in the solidarity game

Susanne Büchner; Giorgio Coricelli; Ben Greiner

doi:10.1016/j.jebo.2004.12.006

Self-centered and other-regarding behavior in the solidarity game

Susanne Büchner, Giorgio Coricelli, Ben Greiner

Publication: Scientific journal › Journal article › peer-review

Abstract

This paper revisits the experiment on the solidarity game by Selten and Ockenfels [Selten, R., Ockenfels, A., 1998. An experimental solidarity game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 34, 517–539]. We replicate the basic design and extend it to test the robustness of the ‘fixed total sacrifice’ effect and the applied strategy method. Our results only partially confirm the validity of the fixed total sacrifice effect. In a treatment with constant group endowment rather than constant winner endowment, the predominance of ‘fixed total sacrifice’ behavior is replaced by ‘fixed relative gift’ behavior. We do not find correlations between actual gift behavior and measures of empathy-driven pro-social behavior used in social science.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	293 - 303
Journal	Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Volume	62
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2004.12.006
Publication status	Published - 2007
Externally published	Yes

Access to Document

10.1016/j.jebo.2004.12.006Licence: Unspecified

Check availability

University Library Catalogue

Cite this

@article{1ed5ac70972d4f1b989dbb56caea1bbe,

title = "Self-centered and other-regarding behavior in the solidarity game",

abstract = "This paper revisits the experiment on the solidarity game by Selten and Ockenfels [Selten, R., Ockenfels, A., 1998. An experimental solidarity game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 34, 517–539]. We replicate the basic design and extend it to test the robustness of the {\textquoteleft}fixed total sacrifice{\textquoteright} effect and the applied strategy method. Our results only partially confirm the validity of the fixed total sacrifice effect. In a treatment with constant group endowment rather than constant winner endowment, the predominance of {\textquoteleft}fixed total sacrifice{\textquoteright} behavior is replaced by {\textquoteleft}fixed relative gift{\textquoteright} behavior. We do not find correlations between actual gift behavior and measures of empathy-driven pro-social behavior used in social science.",

author = "Susanne B{\"u}chner and Giorgio Coricelli and Ben Greiner",

year = "2007",

doi = "10.1016/j.jebo.2004.12.006",

language = "English",

volume = "62",

pages = "293 -- 303",

journal = "Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization",

issn = "0167-2681",

publisher = "Elsevier",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Self-centered and other-regarding behavior in the solidarity game

AU - Büchner, Susanne

AU - Coricelli, Giorgio

AU - Greiner, Ben

PY - 2007

Y1 - 2007

N2 - This paper revisits the experiment on the solidarity game by Selten and Ockenfels [Selten, R., Ockenfels, A., 1998. An experimental solidarity game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 34, 517–539]. We replicate the basic design and extend it to test the robustness of the ‘fixed total sacrifice’ effect and the applied strategy method. Our results only partially confirm the validity of the fixed total sacrifice effect. In a treatment with constant group endowment rather than constant winner endowment, the predominance of ‘fixed total sacrifice’ behavior is replaced by ‘fixed relative gift’ behavior. We do not find correlations between actual gift behavior and measures of empathy-driven pro-social behavior used in social science.

AB - This paper revisits the experiment on the solidarity game by Selten and Ockenfels [Selten, R., Ockenfels, A., 1998. An experimental solidarity game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 34, 517–539]. We replicate the basic design and extend it to test the robustness of the ‘fixed total sacrifice’ effect and the applied strategy method. Our results only partially confirm the validity of the fixed total sacrifice effect. In a treatment with constant group endowment rather than constant winner endowment, the predominance of ‘fixed total sacrifice’ behavior is replaced by ‘fixed relative gift’ behavior. We do not find correlations between actual gift behavior and measures of empathy-driven pro-social behavior used in social science.

U2 - 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.12.006

DO - 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.12.006

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0167-2681

VL - 62

SP - 293

EP - 303

JO - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

JF - Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

IS - 2

ER -