Choosing between a socially efficient and free-riding equilibrium: nurses versus economics and business students

Article Abstract:

Equilibrium selection in a laboratory threshold public goods game is affected by the type of subjects used. The game showed that groups of economics and business students tend to move toward an inefficiently strong free-riding equilibrium. On the other hand, groups of nurses tend to move toward an efficient threshold equilibrium. Such movement illustrated that students are far less cooperative than their nurse counterparts.

Behavior Theory, Decision-making, Decision making, Human behavior, Equilibrium (Economics)

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Gender and free riding in a threshold public goods game: experimental evidence

Article Abstract:

A public goods model was constructed to examine the hypothesis that women work more actively towards attaining the common good compared to men. The framework, an extension of existing work by Brown-Kruse and Hummels (1993), used a random sample of 500 males and 500 females from the students of a university. Results did not reveal any substantial differences in contribution behavior between males and females.

Economics, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities, Psychology & Psychiatry, Models, Public goods, Sex differences (Psychology), Common good

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Gender, risk aversion, and the drawing power of equilibrium in an experimental corporate takeover game

Article Abstract:

An experimental multi-share corporate takeover game is studied to examine the gender behavioral differences.

Canada, Science & research, Comparative analysis, Businesspeople, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurs, Gender studies

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