COOPERATION AND OPTIMISM IN A SOCIAL DILEMMA

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Oyediran O. A., Rivas M. F., Coulson M., Kernohan D.

BULLETIN OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, cilt.70, sa.4, ss.335-340, 2018 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 70 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1111/boer.12161
  • Dergi Adı: BULLETIN OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.335-340
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

We examine the influence of optimism about local and foreign people on social cooperation using a public goods game. Firstly, we find that optimism fuels social cooperation, and secondly, that this positive effect holds when optimism is focused either jointly or individually.