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Destructive behavior in a Fragile Public Good game

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Socially destructive behavior in a public good environment - like damaging public goods - is an underexposed phenomenon in economics. In an experiment we investigate whether such behavior can be influenced by the very nature of an environment. To that purpose we use a Fragile Public Good (FPG) game which puts the opportunity for destructive behavior (taking) on a level playing field with constructive behavior (contributing). We find substantial evidence of destructive decisions, sometimes leading to sour relationships characterized by persistent hurtful behavior. While positive framing induces fewer destructive decisions, shifting the selfish Nash towards minimal taking doubles its share to more than 20%. Female subjects are found to be more inclined to use destructive decisions. Finally, subjects’ social value orientation turns out to be partly predictive of (at least initial) destructive choices.
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halshs-01090199 , version 1 (03-12-2014)

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Maximilian Hoyer, Nadège Bault, Ben Loerakker, Frans van Winden. Destructive behavior in a Fragile Public Good game. 2014. ⟨halshs-01090199⟩
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