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Strong, Bold, and Kind: Self-Control and Cooperation in Social DilemmasMartin G. KocherLudwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich - Faculty of Economics; Göteborg University - School of Business, Economics and Law Kristian Ove R. MyrsethESMT European School of Management and Technology Peter MartinssonUniversity of Gothenburg - Department of Economics Conny E. WollbrantGöteborg University - School of Business, Economics and Law March 28, 2013 ESMT Working Paper No. 12-01 (R1) Abstract: We develop a model that relates self-control and conflict identification to cooperation patterns in social dilemmas. As predicted, we find in a laboratory public goods experiment a robust association between stronger self-control and higher levels of cooperation. This means that there is evidence for an impulse to be selfish and that cooperative behavior requires self-control effort. Free-riders differ from other contributor types only in their tendency not to have identified a self-control conflict in the first place.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 52 Keywords: self-control, cooperation, public good, risk, experiment JEL Classification: C91, D03, H40 working papers seriesDate posted: January 19, 2012 ; Last revised: May 28, 2013Suggested CitationContact Information
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