کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5050700 | 1371098 | 2011 | 11 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
Andreoni (1995) showed that pure framing effects may influence contribution in Voluntary Contribution Mechanisms (VCM) by comparing a standard public goods game, called the positive frame condition (giving to the public good), with a negative frame condition (taking from the public good) where the subjects' choice to purchase a private good makes the other subjects worse off. This paper aims at testing the robustness of such framing effects in the context of Provision Point Mechanisms (PPM). Our approach is original in that it combines both framing and provision point dimensions by comparing maintaining (taking from the public good) and creating (giving to the public good) contexts using Provision Point experiments. Consistent with previous findings, we find that individuals tend to be less cooperative in the maintaining frame than in the creating frame. Our results also show that the framing effects are stronger under a PPM than under a VCM and increase with the provision point level. These results may have important consequences for the management of environmental resources.
Research HighlightsâºWe extend the finding of Andreoni (1995) to provision point public goods. âºWe use two treatments: taking from (maintaining)/giving (creating) to the public good. âºWe find individuals cooperate less in the maintaining than in the creating frame. âºWe find framing effects are stronger when the public good has a provision point. âºWe find framing effects increase with the provision point level.
Journal: Ecological Economics - Volume 70, Issue 6, 15 April 2011, Pages 1200-1210