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COOPERATION AND OPTIMISM IN A SOCIAL DILEMMA
Author(s) -
Oyediran Olusegun A.,
Rivas M. Fernanda,
Coulson Mark,
Kernohan David
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bulletin of economic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.227
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1467-8586
pISSN - 0307-3378
DOI - 10.1111/boer.12161
Subject(s) - optimism , dilemma , social dilemma , economics , public good , microeconomics , public economics , social psychology , psychology , philosophy , epistemology
We examine the influence of optimism about local and foreign people on social cooperation using a public goods game. Firstly, we find that optimism fuels social cooperation, and secondly, that this positive effect holds when optimism is focused either jointly or individually.
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