An experimental examination of the volunteer's dilemma

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 102, Issue , 2017, Pages 303-315

  Goeree, Jacob K ^a,b   Holt, Charles A ^c   Smith, Angela M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneity; Laboratory experiment; Quantal response equilibrium; Volunteer's dilemma

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010065620     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: 10902473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2017.01.002     Document Type: Article

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