Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/49484 
Year of Publication: 
2011
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 3556
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
In this paper we experimentally investigate whether partial coercion can in combination with conditional cooperation increase contributions to a public good. We are especially interested in the behavior of the non-coerced populations. The main finding is that in our setting conditional cooperation is not a strong enough force to increase contribution levels. Although, non-coerced subjects rationally adjust their beliefs about contribution behavior of coerced subjects they do not increase their own contributions to the public good accordingly. This points to the limits of the actual strength of conditional cooperation and puts some doubt on the idea that it is crucial in overcoming social dilemma problems.
Subjects: 
coercion
public goods
commitment
laboratory experiment
JEL: 
C91
D02
D03
H41
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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