Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/101085 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Working Papers in Economics and Statistics No. 2013-14
Publisher: 
University of Innsbruck, Research Platform Empirical and Experimental Economics (eeecon), Innsbruck
Abstract: 
There is ample evidence for a "democracy premium". Laws that have been implemented via election lead to a more cooperative behavior compared to a top-down approach. This has been observed using field data and laboratory experiments. We present evidence from Chinese students and workers who participated in public goods experiments and a value survey. We find a premium for top-down rule implementation stemming from people with stronger individual values for obeying authorities. When participants have values for obeying authorities, they even conform to non-preferred rule. Our findings provide strong evidence that the efficiency of political institutions depends on societal norms.
Subjects: 
Deterrent effect of legal sanctions
expressive law
authoritarian norms
public goods
democratic voting
China
JEL: 
A13
C92
D02
D72
H41
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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