Micromotives, microstructure and macrobehavior: the case of voluntary cooperation

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serval:BIB_C285BF8AD13F
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Micromotives, microstructure and macrobehavior: the case of voluntary cooperation
Périodique
Journal of Mathematical Sociology
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Gächter S., Thöni C.
ISSN
0022-250X
1545-5874 (online)
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2011
Volume
35
Numéro
1-3
Pages
26-65
Langue
anglais
Notes
GachterThoni2011JMS
Résumé
How micromotives, the microstructural features of interactions, and macrobehavior are related is a fundamental question in all social sciences. In this article we argue that laboratory experiments are a useful tool to study this question, because the experimenter can measure motivations, manipulate microstructures, and sometimes even exploit variation in the macrosocial environment. We illustrate the experimental approach with the help of four examples from the context of voluntary cooperation. The examples (from previous and new experiments) illustrate the link between individual pro-social motives and wage formation in labor markets, the inevitability of the 'Tragedy of the Commons,'' and two potential ways to avoid the tragedy: sorting and punishment.
Mots-clé
gift exchange, laboratory experiments, macrobehavior, macrosocial background, micromotives, microstructure, punishment, reciprocity, sorting, voluntary cooperation
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