Economic experiments are often used to study if humans altruistically value the welfare of
others. A canonical result from public-good games is that humans vary in how they value the …

Descriptive norms, the behavior of other individuals in one's reference group, play a key role
in shaping individual decisions in managerial contexts and beyond. Organizations are …

Some scholars find that behavioral variation in the public goods game is explained by
variations in participants' understanding of how to maximize payoff and that confusion leads …

Are larger groups better at cooperation than smaller groups? This paper investigates, under
controlled conditions, the presence and direction of a possible group size effect in pure …

Human cooperation in large groups can emerge when help is channeled towards
individuals with a good reputation of helping others. Evolutionary models suggest that, for …

This study examines the relationship between the variance of others' contributions, social
norms (empirical and normative expectations), and cooperative behavior using a classic …

Risk and uncertainty are an integral part of everyday human interactions. Recent literature
has shown that group size uncertainty might change strategic cooperation behavior in …

Norm internalization refers to the process of adoption of normative beliefs by individuals,
thus representing a link between individual and social change. However, there are several …

In real society, individuals may treat their neighbors differently and independently make
investment decisions among different projects. In this study, the selective cooperator, who …

Social preferences theories suggest that at least some people show altruistic behaviour.
However, this philanthropic behaviour ranges from pure altruistic preferences to reluctant …