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标题：The Effects of Group Composition and Social Preference Heterogeneity in a Public Goods Game: An Agent-Based Simulation
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作者：Pablo Lucas ; Angela C.M. de Oliveira ; Sheheryar Banuri 等
期刊名称：Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation
印刷版ISSN：1460-7425
出版年度：2014
卷号：17
期号：3
页码：1-15
DOI：10.18564/jasss.2522
出版社：University of Surrey, Department of Sociology
摘要：Behavioural economics highlights the role of social preferences in economic decisions. Further, populations are heterogeneous, suggesting that the composition of social preference types within a group may impact the ability to sustain voluntary public goods contributions. We conduct agent-based simulations of contributions in a public goods game, varying group composition and the weight individuals place on their beliefs versus their underlying social preference type. We then examine the effect of each of these factors on contributions. We find that social preference heterogeneity negatively impacts provision over a wide range of the parameter space, even controlling for the share of types in a group.
关键词：Social Preferences; Group Composition; Beliefs; Agent-Based Simulation