Sociality as a natural mechanism of public goods provision.

Sociality as a natural mechanism of public goods provision.

In the recent literature, several hypotheses have been offered to explain patterns of human behavior in social environments. In particular, these patterns include 'prosocial' ones, such as fairness, cooperation, and collective good provision. Psychologists suggest that these prosocial beha...

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Main Authors: Elliot T Berkman, Evgeniya Lukinova, Ivan Menshikov, Mikhail Myagkov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119685
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spelling doaj-fc8b83e6f3604861afac32a8c1a8407f2021-03-03T20:08:21ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01103e011968510.1371/journal.pone.0119685Sociality as a natural mechanism of public goods provision.Elliot T BerkmanEvgeniya LukinovaIvan MenshikovMikhail MyagkovIn the recent literature, several hypotheses have been offered to explain patterns of human behavior in social environments. In particular, these patterns include 'prosocial' ones, such as fairness, cooperation, and collective good provision. Psychologists suggest that these prosocial behaviors are driven not by miscalculations, but by salience of social identity, in-group favoritism, emotion, or evolutionary adaptations. This paper imports psychology scholarship into an economic model and results in a sustainable solution to collective action problems without any external enforcement mechanisms. This natural mechanism of public goods provision is created, analyzed, and observed in a controlled laboratory environment using experimental techniques.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119685
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description In the recent literature, several hypotheses have been offered to explain patterns of human behavior in social environments. In particular, these patterns include 'prosocial' ones, such as fairness, cooperation, and collective good provision. Psychologists suggest that these prosocial behaviors are driven not by miscalculations, but by salience of social identity, in-group favoritism, emotion, or evolutionary adaptations. This paper imports psychology scholarship into an economic model and results in a sustainable solution to collective action problems without any external enforcement mechanisms. This natural mechanism of public goods provision is created, analyzed, and observed in a controlled laboratory environment using experimental techniques.
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