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Students, Temporary Workers and Co-Op Workers: An Experimental Investigation on Social Preferences

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  • Davide Dragone

    (Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

  • Fabio Galeotti

    (Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique Lyon St. Etienne (GATE-LSE), CNRS and University of Lyon, 93, Chemin des Mouilles, 69130 Ecully, France)

  • Raimondello Orsini

    (Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Piazza Scaravilli 2, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

Abstract

We conduct an artefactual field experiment to compare the individual preferences and propensity to cooperate of three pools of subjects: Undergraduate students, temporary workers and permanent workers. We find that students are more selfish and contribute less than workers. Temporary and permanent contract workers have similar other-regarding preferences and display analogous contribution patterns in an anonymous Public Good Game.

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  • Davide Dragone & Fabio Galeotti & Raimondello Orsini, 2015. "Students, Temporary Workers and Co-Op Workers: An Experimental Investigation on Social Preferences," Games, MDPI, vol. 6(2), pages 1-45, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgames:v:6:y:2015:i:2:p:79-123:d:49743
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    Keywords

    temporary worker; decomposed game technique; dictator game; public good game; experiment;
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    JEL classification:

    • C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
    • C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
    • C71 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Cooperative Games
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games

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