SEMINAR: A Choice for �Me� or for �Us�? Using We-Reasoning to Predict Cooperation and Coordination in Games
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A Choice for �Me� or for �Us�? Using We-Reasoning to Predict Cooperation and Coordination in Games |
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Cooperation is the foundation of human social life, but it sometimes requires individuals to choose against their individual self-interest. How then is cooperation sustained? How do we decide when instead to follow our own goals? I develop a model that builds on Bacharach’s (2006) ‘circumspect we-reasoning’ to address these questions. The model produces a threshold cost/benefit ratio to describe when we-reasoning players should choose cooperatively. After assumptions regarding player types and beliefs, we predict how the extent of cooperation varies across games. Results from two experiments offer strong support to the models and predictions herein, contributing to Ostrom’s call for a ‘revised theory of collective action’.
Speaker(s) |
Professor David Butler, Professor of Economics, Murdoch University
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Location |
Agriculture Lecture Theatre, G013 North Wing, Agricultural Building, UWA
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Contact |
Deborah Swindells
<[email protected]>
: 6488 2539
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http://www.are.uwa.edu.au/research/seminars
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Start |
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 11:00
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End |
Fri, 29 Apr 2016 12:00
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Submitted by |
Deborah <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:49
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