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The Role of Heterogeneity and the Dynamics of Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods: An Experimental and Agent-Based Simulation Analysis

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This paper examines the role of heterogeneous agents in the study of voluntary contributions to public goods. A human-subject experiment was conducted to classify agent types and determine their effects on contribution levels. Data from the experiment was used to build and calibrate an agent-based simulation model. The simulations display how different compositions of agent preference types affect the contribution levels. Findings indicate that the heterogeneity of cooperative preferences is an important determinant of a population’s contribution pattern.

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  • Engi Amin & Mohamed Abouelela & Amal Soliman, 2018. "The Role of Heterogeneity and the Dynamics of Voluntary Contributions to Public Goods: An Experimental and Agent-Based Simulation Analysis," Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, vol. 21(1), pages 1-3.
    • Handle: RePEc:jas:jasssj:2016-106-4
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    1. Zhang, Xiaoyang & Chen, Tong & Chen, Qiao & Li, Xueya, 2020. "Increasing pool funds in public goods: The effects of deposit-based delayed rewards," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 140(C).
    2. Hassan, Mazen & Amin, Engi & Mansour, Sarah & Voigt, Stefan, 2023. "Incentivizing cooperation against a norm of defection: Experimental Evidence from Egypt," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 107(C).

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