A voluntary contribution experiment with one-way communication and income heterogeneity

Anastasios Koukoumelis, M. Vittoria Levati, Johannes Weisser

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Abstract

One-way communication has been found to increase contributions in linear Voluntary Contribution Mechanisms (VCMs). We confirm the robustness of this result in the presence of income heterogeneity. Our analysis indicates that the communicator directs the members of his group to the highest pay-off that they may attain.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1549-1552
Number of pages4
JournalApplied Economics Letters
Volume19
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

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