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, vol.70, no.4, pp.335-340, 2018 (SSCI, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 70 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2018
• Doi Number: 10.1111/boer.12161
• Journal Name: BULLETIN OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH
• Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.335-340
• Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
• Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.