Why inlcuding the poor can make society rich. Experimental evidence on the benefits of democratic inclusion for public good provision
| dc.contributor.advisor | Vyrastekova, J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zandt van der, Simon | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-08-30 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Using experimental evidence, this study shows that the active inclusion of a poor stranger can have a beneficial impact on a group’s ability to cooperate in social dilemmas. The study was conducted on online platform MTurk, with N=112 subjects, located in the US. Participants play a public goods game, where three WEALTHY players (endowment = 10 points) vote on the inclusion or exclusion in their group of a POOR player (endowment = 5 points). If included, the POOR player can benefit from and contribute to the public good. If excluded, he/she ‘only’ keeps his/her initial endowment. In the control condition, a random draw rather than voting decides whether the POOR player is included. The results indicate that a majority vote in favour of inclusion has a beneficial impact on public goods provision. The results sheds light on the merit of democratic acceptance of migrants for the successful provision of public goods in society. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/8377 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | International Economics & Development | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Master Economics | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Master | en_US |
| dc.title | Why inlcuding the poor can make society rich. Experimental evidence on the benefits of democratic inclusion for public good provision | en_US |