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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | A Multidimensional Homo Economicus: Cultural Dimensions of Economic Preferences in Four Countries
Autores: | Ehmke,   Mariah D.; Lusk,   Jayson L.; Tyner,   Wallace E.
Data: | 2005-05-16
Ano: | 2005
Palavras-chave: | Time preference; Risk preference; Voluntary contribution mechanism; Ultimatum bargaining game; Cultural; China; France; Niger; Kansas; Indiana; US; Institutional and Behavioral Economics.
Resumo: | Previous work in experimental economics reveals specific differences in economic behavior, especially reciprocity and free-riding behavior, across cultures.  We expand the possible pallet of cross-cultural behavioral differences that may exist. We hypothesize that different kinds of strategic interaction and individual decision-making behaviors differ across locations. The variety of experiments we use allow us to report multidimensional rather than just single dimensional differences in behavior across locations. In order to build a broad Homo Economicus we conducted economic experiments in four dissimilar locations: Hangzhou, China; Niamey, Niger; Grenoble, France; Manhattan, Kansas; and West Lafayette, Indiana.  Each subject completed an ultimatum bargaining game experiment, Voluntary Contribution Mechanism experiment, time preference experiment, and risk preference experiment. Results indicate economic behavior is not independent of location. Location differences are greatest for strategic interaction behavior and less prevalent for individual decision-making behavior.
Tipo: | Conference Paper or Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

16291

http://purl.umn.edu/19225

Editor: | AgEcon Search

Relação:

American Agricultural Economics Association&gt;2005 Annual meeting, July 24-27, Providence, RI

Selected Paper 136443

Formato:

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