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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Income inequality, reciprocity and public good provision: An experimental analysis
South African Journal of Economics, Volume 75, No. 3, Year 2007
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Description
This paper analyses the impact of income inequality on public good provision in an experimental setting. A sample of secondary school students were recruited to participate in a simple linear public goods game where income heterogeneity was introduced by providing participants with unequal token endowments. The results show that endowment heterogeneity does not have any significant impact on contributions to the public good, and that consistent with models of reciprocity, low and high endowment players contribute the same fraction of their endowment to the public pool. Moreover, individuals appear to adjust their contributions in order to maintain a fair share rule. © 2007 The Authors; Journal compilation © 2007 Economic Society of South Africa.
Authors & Co-Authors
Hofmeyr, Andre
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Burns, Justine
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Visser, Martine
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Statistics
Citations: 72
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1813-6982.2007.00127.x
e-ISSN:
18136982
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Study Locations
South Africa